rootbrowseIAC-04Isession 44. Smart Materials and Adaptive StructuresPapers1. Dynamic Behaviour of Inhomogeneous Multifunctional Structures2. SMA Gas Release Mechanism for the Rosetta Lander’s Ptolemy Instrument3. Electro-Active Polymers for Actuation and Sensing in Space Applications4. A non-Pyrotechnic Multipoint Release System for Deployable Telescope, Activated by Shape Memory Alloy Wires5. Preparation of VO2 and Its Electrical , Optical Switch Properties6. Investigation of Performance in Suppressing Various Vibrations with Energy-Recycling Semi-Active Method7. Experimental Study of Active Shape Control of Membrane Structures Using Genetic Algorithm8. From Buses to Bodies: SMART Matter for Space Systems Applications9. Identification Technique Using Variable Structural Parameters10. Lightweight Deployable Booms: Design, Manufacture, Verification, and Smart Materials Application11. Design of a Rapidly Fabricated, Smart Material Actuated Robotic Manipulator for Space Applications