Prof. Norman M. Wereley
Professor and Dept Chair at Univ of Maryland
SPIE Involvement:
Conference Program Committee | Author | Instructor
Area of Expertise:
Magnetorheological fluids and devices , Occupant protection systems, e.g. seating , Smart materials and structures , Helicopters, aircraft, ground vehicles , Vibration and shock isolation
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Profile Summary

Norman M. Wereley is the Minta Martin Professor of Aerospace Engineering, and InnoVital Systems Technical Fellow at the University of Maryland. He served as department chair from 2012-2021. His research interests are in dynamics and control of smart structures, with emphasis on active and passive vibration damping control applied to rotorcraft, aerospace and automotive systems. Key research areas are: (1) theory and application of semi-active magnetorheological dampers, and application to occupant protection, vibration isolation, and stability augmentation systems using advanced feedback control strategies, and (2) actuator development using smart materials, pneumatics, and passive/active compliant structures for morphing aircraft or helicopter rotor blades. Wereley has published over 250 journal articles, 16 book chapters, and over 250 conference articles. Wereley is co-inventor on 20 patents and several patents pending. He is Editor of the Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures and associate editor of Smart Materials and Structures, and Advances in Materials Research. He was Chair (2012-2013) of the SPIE Smart Structures/NDE Symposium, and has chaired several international conferences. Wereley was awarded the AIAA National Capital Section Engineer of the Year (2009), AIAA Sustained Service Award (2011), AHS Harry T. Jensen Award (2011), and ASME Adaptive Structures and Materials Systems Best Paper Awards in Structural Dynamics and Control (2004, 2012). Wereley was recipient of the ASME Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Prize (2012), SPIE Smart Structures and Materials Lifetime Achievement Award (2013), and SPIE Smart Structures and Materials Product Implementation Award (2013). Wereley is a Fellow of SPIE, AIAA, RAeS, VFS, ASME, and IOP; a lifetime member of SPIE, AIAA, and AHS; and a senior member of IEEE. He holds a B.Eng. (1982) from McGill University, and M.S. (1987) and Ph.D. (1990) in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT.
Publications (59)

Proceedings Article | 27 April 2023 Presentation + Paper
Proceedings Volume 12481, 1248108 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2658008
KEYWORDS: Bladder, Muscles, Data modeling, Robotics, Design and modelling, Artificial muscles, Analytical research, Actuators, Wave propagation

Proceedings Article | 27 March 2018 Presentation + Paper
Proceedings Volume 10598, 105980F (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2299845
KEYWORDS: Transducers, Structural health monitoring, Ferroelectric materials, Composites, Sensors, Signal attenuation, Waveguides, Inspection, Ultrasonics, Skin

Proceedings Article | 1 April 2014 Paper
Proceedings Volume 9057, 90570R (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2045261
KEYWORDS: Control systems, Bismuth, Systems modeling, Analytical research, Head, Actuators, Vibration control, Neck, Device simulation, Kinematics

Proceedings Article | 17 April 2013 Paper
Proceedings Volume 8690, 86900A (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2012271
KEYWORDS: Injuries, Chest, Spine, Motion models, Head, Electromagnetism, Land mines, Magnetism, Biological research, Signal attenuation

Proceedings Article | 10 April 2013 Paper
Jin-Hyeong Yoo, Muthuvel Murugan, Norman Wereley
Proceedings Volume 8688, 86881A (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2009227
KEYWORDS: Head, Injuries, Neck, Data modeling, Control systems, Tolerancing, Land mines, Performance modeling, Spine, Mathematical modeling

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Proceedings Volume Editor (3)

Conference Committee Involvement (34)
Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems XIX
17 March 2025 | Vancouver, Canada
Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems XVIII
25 March 2024 | Long Beach, California, United States
Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems XVII
13 March 2023 | Long Beach, California, United States
Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems XVI
7 March 2022 | Long Beach, California, United States
Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems XV
8 March 2021 | Online Only, California, United States
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Course Instructor
SC129: Smart Structures: Theory and Applications
A smart structure incorporates distributed actuators and sensors and contains the data processing and power conditioning capability. It has the capability to respond to a changing external environment to a changing internal environment. The course covers fundamentals of smart structures, describes the state-of-the-art in various areas and show applications to various systems.
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