Controllers for Smart Skin Materials
SSC is developing a real-time active noise control system for use in smart materials applications. The architecture uses low cost digital signal processors that are integrated directly into a smart material. These computers enable a truly intelligent material that reacts to external stimuli and can adapt the materials' response to changing environmental conditions.
The computers are arranged in a hierarchical and distributed architecture that mimics the way biological systems achieve complex adaptive control of body movement.
An application of this technology is acoustic noise reduction for vehicles.
Applications
 | Noise reduction for vehicles
| Acoustic Sensor Noise and Interference Reduction
| Noise Reduction for Wireless Communication | Machine Tool Control | |
Controllers for Smart Skin Materials Objectives
| Demonstrate reduced acoustic noise in vehicles
| Reduce the controller cost of the smart skin relative to
earlier achievements
| Reduce the thickness of the controller used in the smart
skin relative to previous achievements. | |