Abstract

The article presents the type and use of intelligent materials in aviation and medicine. Their basic features and properties have been discussed. Moreover, the authors quote examples of different uses of intelligent materials, both the existing ones and those in design and development stages. Their use is claimed to be increasing the efficiency and reliability of processes and equipment as well as facilitates the development of new mechanisms.

Highlights

  • The development of civilization is inseparably concerned with the use of materials, the names of époques such as The Stone Age, The Bronze Age and the Iron Age

  • The article describes a few uses of smart materials for different applications in medicine and aviation

  • Increasingly high competition and higher expectations from consumers limit the use of classical construction materials

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Summary

INTRODUCTION

The development of civilization is inseparably concerned with the use of materials, the names of époques such as The Stone Age, The Bronze Age and the Iron Age. 1990’s and the beginning of the new millennium brought a lot of interest and turbulent advancement in their research. Different names of such materials can be encountered in literature: intelligent materials, smart materials, adaptive materials, or even multifunctional materials. Called smart solutions are more and more broadly used. It is state-of-art electronic or mechatronic systems based on the so called artificial intelligence that are be hidden behind this term. In these materials such external factors as temperature, humidity, exerted pressure, electric or magnetic field change one or more physical properties of the material. Depending on the type of material and the stimulus, the following properties may change: shape, size, internal structure, TEMPERATURE

MAGNETIC FIELD
Limiting vibration in the tailplane
Electrochromic materials
Conditioning system
SMA wire
Plane constructed with smart materials
Staple for osteosynthesis
Staples for curing broken ribs
Osteosynthesis plates
Intramedullary rod
Dental braces
Blood clot filter
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