In Preparation

Mehrotra, P., Gaskins, J., Begley, M.R., Kelly, R., Reed, M.L., Zangari, G., and Bart-Smith, H., Fabrication and Measurement of the Properties of Submicron Thick Nickel-Titanium Shape Memory Alloys, (2010) in preparation

Scott O.N., Begley, M.R., Utz, M., and Bart-Smith, H., 2009 “Fracture Characterization of Nanoscale Metal Films on Elastomer Substrates.”

Journal Publications

Russo, R.S., Blemker, S.S., Fish, F., Moored, K, and Bart-Smith, H., "Form-function Relationship Between Ray Skeletal Architecture and Ray Locomotion," 51, E119-E119 (2011) 

Nichols, R.H., Fish, F.E., Boettger, S.A., Bart-Smith, H., "Comparative Gross and Sensory Morphology of Batoid Tails," 51, E100-E100 (2011) 
Moored, K.W., Quinn, D.B., Fish, F.E., Haj-Hariri, H., and Bart-Smith, H., "Analytical Model to Describe Pectoral Fin Kinematics of the Manta Birostris: Implications for Bio-inspired Design," 51, E51-E51 (2011)

Hoffman, J.L., Fish, F.E., and Bart-Smith, H., "Examining Behavioral Responses For Stability of Batoids in Response to Waves," 51, E58-E58 (2011) 

Fish F.E, Nichols, R.H., Dudas, M.A., Moored, K.W., Bart-Smith, H., "Kinematics of Swimming in the Manta Ray (Manta birostris): 3D Analysis of Open Water Maneuverability," 51, E42-E42 (2011)
 
Chen, Z., Um, T.I., and Bart-Smith, H., "A Novel Fabrication of Ionic Polymer-metal Composite Membrane Actuator Capable of 3-dimensional Kinematic Motions," SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL 168, 131-139 (2011) 

Um, T.I., Chen, Z, and Bart-Smith, "A Novel Electroactive Polymer Depth Control Device for Bio-inspired Underwater Vehicles," IEEE Robotics and Automation , (2011) in press 

Moored, K.W., Kemp, T.H., Houle, N.E., and Bart-Smith, H., "Analytical Predictions, Optimization and Design of a Tensegrity-Based Artificial Pectoral Fin," International Journal of Solids and Structures , (2011) in revision 

Moored, K.W., Fish, F., and Bart-Smith, H., "Manta Ray: the Ideal Platform for a Bio-inspired Underwater Robot," Marine Technology Society Journal , (2011) in revision 

Moored, K.W., Dewey, P.A., Leftwich, M.C., Bart-Smith, H., and Smits, A.J., "Bio-inspired Propulsion Mechanisms Based on Lamprey and Manta Ray Locomotion," Marine Technology Society Journal , (2011) in revision 

Biagi, R., Lim, J.Y., and Bart-Smith, H., "In-Plane Compression Response of Extruded Aluminum 6061-T6 Corrugated Core Sandwich Columns," Journal of the American Ceramic Society , (2011) in press 

Biagi, R. and Bart-Smith, H., "Column Response of Corrugated Core Sandwich Panels: Experiment and Theory," International Journal of Solids and Structures , (2011) in revision 

Bliss, T.K., Iwasaki, T., and Bart-Smith, H., "Resonance Entrainment of Tensegrity Structures via CPG Control," Automatica , (2011) pdf

Bliss, T.K., Werly, J.M., Iwasaki, T., and Bart-Smith, H., "Experimental Validation of Robust Resonance Entrainment for CPG-Controlled Tensegrity Structures," IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology , (2011) submitted

Elizabeth Pennisi, "Manta Machines," SCIENCE 332, 1028-1029 (2011)

Policastro, S.A., Carnahan, J.C., Zangari, G., Bart-Smith, H., Seker, E., Begley, M.R., Reed, M.L., Reynolds, P.F., and Kelly, R.G., "Surface Diffusion and Dissolution Kinetics in the Electrolyte-Metal Interface," Journal of the Electrochemical Society 157, C328-C337 (2010) 

Moored, K.W., and Bart-Smith, H., “Investigation of Clustered Actuation in Tensegrity Structures,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Volume 46, Issue 17, 15 August 2009, Pages 3272-3281.

Zhu, J., Bart-Smith, H., Begley, M., Zangari, G., Reed, M., “Formation of Silicon Nanoporous Structures Induced by Colloidal Gold Nanoparticles in HF/H2O2 Solutions,” Chemistry of Materials 21 (13), pp 2721–2726, 2009.

Moored, K.W., Smith, W., Hester, J.M., Chang, W., and Bart-Smith, H., “Investigating the Thrust Production of a Myliobatoid-Inspired Oscillating Wing,” Advances in Science and Technology, Vol. 58, 2008, Pages 25-30.

Bliss, T.K., Iwasaki, T., and Bart-Smith, H., “CPG Control of a Tensegrity Morphing Structure For Biomimetic Applications,” Advances in Science and Technology, Vol. 58, 2008, Pages 137-142.

Seker, E., Gaskins, J.T., Bart-Smith, H., Zhu, J., Reed, M.L., Zangari, G., Kelly, R., and Begley, M.R., “The effects of annealing prior to dealloying on the mechanical properties of nanoporous gold microbeams,” Acta Materialia, Vol. 56, Issue 3, February 2008, Pages 324-332.

Seker, E., Gaskins, J.T., Bart-Smith, H., Zhu, J., Reed, M.L., Zangari, G., Kelly, R., and Begley, M.R., “The effects of post-fabrication annealing on the mechanical properties of freestanding nanoporous gold structures,” Acta Materialia, Vol. 55, Issue 14, August 2007, Pages 4593-4602.

Biagi, R., and Bart-Smith, H., “Imperfection Sensitivity of Pyramidal Truss Sandwich Panels,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 44, Issues 14-15, July 2007, Pages 4690-4706.

Côté, F., Biagi, R., Bart-Smith, H., and Deshpande, V., “In-Plane Response of Pyramidal Truss Sandwich Columns,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 44, Issue 10, 15 May 2007, Pages 3533-3556.
 
Jones, T.C., Bart-Smith, H., Mikulas, M, and Watson, J., “Modeling and Analysis of Large Pretensioned Space Structures using Commercial FEM,” AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 44, Jan-Feb 2007.

Moored, K.W., and Bart-Smith, H., “The Analysis of Tensegrity Structures for the Design of a Morphing Wing,” Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 74, Issue 4, pp. 668-676, 2007.

Zhu, J., Seker, E., Bart-Smith, H., Reed, M.L., Lye, W-K, Begley, M.R., Kelly, R.G., and Zangari, G., “Freestanding micro-beams comprised of dealloyed nanoporous metal: mitigation of tensile failure via thermal treatment,” Applied Physics Letters 89, 133104, 2006.

Begley, M.R., Bart-Smith, H., Scott O.N., Jones, M.H., and Reed, M.L., “Electro-mechanical Response of Elastomer Membranes Coated with Ultra-thin Metal Electrodes: Indentation with Spherical Indenters,” Journal of Mechanics and Physics and Solids. Vol. 53, No. 11, pp. 2557-2578, 2005.

Begley, M.R. and Bart-Smith, H., “The Electro-Mechanical Response of Highly Compliant Substrates and Thin Stiff Films with Periodic Cracks,” International Journal of Solids and Structures. Vol. 42, pp. 5259-5273, 2005.

Bart-Smith, H., Hutchinson, J.W., Fleck, N.A., and Evans, A.G., “Influence of Imperfections on the Performance of Metal Foam Core Sandwich Panels,” International Journal of Solids and Structures. Vol. 39, pp. 4999-5012, 2002.

Bart-Smith, H., Hutchinson, J.W., and Evans, A.G., “Measurement and Analysis of the Structural Performance of Cellular Metal Sandwich Construction,” International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. Vol. 43, pp. 1945-1963, 2001.

Bastawros, A-F., Bart-Smith, H., and Evans, A.G., “Experimental Analysis of Deformation Mechanisms in a Closed-Cell Aluminum Alloy Foam,” Journal of Mechanics and Physics of Solids. Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 301-22, 2000.

Bart-Smith, H., Bastawros, A-F., Mumm, D.R. Evans, A.G., Sypeck, D.J., and Wadley, H.N.G., “Compressive Deformation and Yielding Mechanisms in Cellular Al Solids Determined Using X-ray Tomography and Surface Strain Mapping,” Acta Materialia. Vol. 46, No. 10, pp. 3583-3592, 1998.

Sypeck, D.J., Wadley, H.N.G, Bart-Smith, H., Koehler, S., and Evans, A.G., “Structure and Deformation of Aluminum Foams through Computed Tomography,” Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation. Vol. 2, pp. 1443-1450, 1998.

Sugimura, Y., Meyer, J., Bart-Smith, H., Grenstedt, J., and Evans, A.G., “On the Mechanical Performance of Closed Cell Al Alloy Foams,” Acta Materialia.  Vol. 45, No. 12, pp. 5245-5259, 1997.

Conference Papers in Preparation

Um,T., Chen, Z. and Bart-Smith, H., "A novel electroactive polymer depth control device for bio-inspired underwater vehicles", submitted to the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Shanghai, 2011.

Chen, Z., Um,T., andBart-Smith, H.,"Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Enabled Robotic Manta Ray", submitted to the SPIE Conference on Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EPAD), San Diego, 2011.

Conference Papers

Jones, T.C., Watson, J.J., Mikulas, M, and Bart-Smith, H. 2008 “Design and Analysis of Tension-Aligned Large Aperture Sensorcraft,” AIAA-2008-1775, presented at 49th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference. Schaumburg, Illinois, April 7-10 2008.

Seker, E., Huang, L., Begley, M.R., Bart-Smith, H., Kelly, R., Zangari, G, Reed, M.L., and Utz, M., “Compressive Stress Accumulation in Composite Nanoporous Gold and Silicone Bilayer Membranes: Underlying Mechanisms and Remedies” Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Boston, MA, Nov 26-30, 2007.

Moored, K.W., Taylor, S.A., Bliss, T.K. and Bart-Smith, H., “Optimization of a Tensegrity Wing for Biomimetic Applications,” 45th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, San Diego, CA, USA, Dec. 13-15, 2006.

Seker, E., Zhu, J., Bart-Smith, H., Begley, M.R., Kelly, R., Reed, M.L., and Zangari, G., “Thermo-mechanical and Size-dependent Behavior of Freestanding Au-Ag and Nanoporous-Au Beams,” Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Boston, MA, Nov 27-Dec 1, 2006.

Hill, J., Bart-Smith, H., Barbier, C., and Humphrey, J.A.C., “Investigation of a Bioinspired Whisker-Like Fluid Motion Sensor,” ASME Symposium Proceedings, ASME IMECE Congress and RD&D Expo, Chicago, IL, USA Nov. 5-10, 2006.

Bliss, T., Bart-Smith, H., and Iwasaki, T., “Development of a Morphing Structure with the Incorporation of Central Pattern Generators,” Vol 6173, 13th SPIE Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, San Diego, CA, USA, Feb. 26-March 2, 2006.

Moored, K.W. and Bart-Smith, H., “The Analysis of Tensegrity Structures for the Design of a Morphing Wing,” 13th SPIE Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, San Diego, CA, USA, Feb. 26-March 2, 2006.

Scott, O.N., Bart-Smith, H., Begley, M.R., and Jones, M.H., “Elastomer Membrane Actuators Utilizing Ultra-thin Metal Electrodes,” 13th SPIE Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, San Diego, CA, USA, Feb. 26-March 2, 2006.

Moored, K.W. and Bart-Smith, H., “The Analysis of Tensegrity Structures for the Design of a Morphing Wing,” ASME Symposium Proceedings, ASME IMECE Congress and RD&D Expo, Orlando, FL, USA Nov. 15-21, 2005.

Moored, K.W. and Bart-Smith, H., “The Analysis of Tensegrity Structures for the Design of a Morphing Wing,” 12th SPIE Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, San Diego, CA, USA, March 6-10, 2005.

Begley, M.R., Scott, O., Jones, M., Bart-Smith, H. and Reed, M., “Electrostrictive Elastomer Membranes for Sensing and Actuation,” ASME Symposium Proceedings, ASME IMECE Congress and RD&D Expo, Anaheim, CA, USA Nov. 15-21, 2004.

Bart-Smith, H. and Risseeuw, P.E., “High Authority Morphing Structures,” ASME Symposium Proceedings, ASME IMECE Congress and RD&D Expo, Washington, D.C., USA Nov. 13-19, 2003.

Kraines, A., Klanian, K.L., Peirce, L., Waters, E., Gluchowski, K., Janezic, K., Labrie, J., Cunningham, J., Bart-Smith, H. and Richards, L.G., 2003 “The Virginia Middle School Engineering Education Initiative: Using a Senior Design course to Develop Engineering Teaching Kits.” Proceedings of the 33rd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference.

Richards, L.G., Bart-Smith, H., Laufer, G., Humphrey, J.A.C., Bell, R., Tai, R., “Designing Engineering Teaching Kits (ETKs) for Middle School Students,” ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition: Staying in Tune with Engineering Education; Nashville, TN; USA; 22-25 June 2003.

Bart-Smith, H., Bastawros, A-F., Mumm, D.R., Evans, A.G., Sypeck, D.J., and Wadley, H.N.G., 1998 “Compressive Deformation and Yielding Mechanisms in Cellular Al Solids Determined Using X-ray Tomography and Surface Strain Mapping,” Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 521, Porous and Cellular Materials for Structural Applications, pp. 71-81. [Invited]

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