YANG Zhengyan1, ZHANG Jiaqi1, GAO Dongyue1,2, LIU Kehai1, WU Zhanjun1
(1. State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis for Industrial Equipment, Dalian University of Technology,
Dalian 116024, China;
2. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA94305, USA)
Abstract：As the newly developing functional material, smart material has become the important material and has
the broad application prospects in aerospace engineering. Smart structure is the integration of smart material as actuators
and sensors in structural components. The goal of this integration is the creation of a material system having the ability of
self-sensing, self-diagnosis, self-actuating and self-healing. Smart structure can adapt to the change of environment and improve
the performance of modern aircraft. Smart material and structure has become the research focuses in aerospace field.
In this paper, the comprehension review is made of the state of smart material and structural systems. Finally, some existing
problems in this field are pointed out and the development trend of smart material and structure in aerospace field is presented.
2017, 
