From the reviews: "Within the last few decades there has been a growing fusion of the disciplines of electrical, civil, and aerospace/mechanical engineering to develop a new generation of 'smart structures.' ... the contributions of the various papers have utility for the general readership in varying degrees. ... this book emphasizes the unique and promising solutions to societal problems that can surface when diverse disciplines of civil, aerospace/mechanical, and electrical engineering come together." (Tracy Kijewski-Correa, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 50 (11), 2005)