Abstract
Weihua Li
Guest Editor and ERMR2019 Conference Chair
Senior Professor & Director
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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The 17th International Conference on Electrorheological Fluids and Magnetorheological Suspensions (ERMR2019) was held at Wollongong, NSW, Australia, from 15 to 20 December 2019. This is the first of three special issues devoted to papers presented at the conference. The conference provided a great platform for researchers and scientists worldwide to share scientific and technological development relevant to electro- and magneto- responsive materials. Its overall scope spans from basic science to materials and engineering applications. Twelve plenary speakers who are leading scientific and technological development in the research fields of electrorheological and magnetorheological materials presented their cutting-edge research results and pointed the future research trend. Prof. Rongjia Tao (Temple University, USA) presented “From Sustainable Energy to Preventing Heart Attack and Stroke: Challenges for Electrorheology and Magnetorheology”. Prof. Norman M. Wereley (University of Maryland, USA) presented “Integrated Design of Magnetorheological Fluid and Energy Absorbers for Optimal System Performance”. Prof. Juan De Vicente (University of Granada, Spain) presented “Unconventional Magnetic Fields in Magnetorheology”. Prof. Seung-Bok Choi (Inha University, South Korea) presented “A New Design Configuration of MR Damper Applicable to Aircraft Landing Gear System”. Prof. Masami Nakano (Tohoku University, Japan) Presented “Development of Dry MR Fluid Automotive Brake of Multi-disks Type for a Super-compact Electric Vehicle”. Prof. Xinglong Gong (University of Science and Technology of China, China) presented “Recent Advances on a Kind of Passive Rheological Material - Shear Stiffening Composites”. Other plenary speakers include Prof. Yu Tian (Tsinghua University, China), Dr. Holger Böse (Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Germany), Prof. Zhaodong Xu (Southeast University, China), Dr. Olga Volkova (Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, France), Dr. Dmitry Borin (TU Dresden, Germany) and Prof. Decai Li (Tsinghua University, China). The conference was divided into the following sessions based on their research topics:
MR Fluids Properties and Characteristics
Electrorheological Fluids
MR Fluids and Their Application
ER Fluids and ER Elastomer
MR Suspensions and MR Fluids
MRE Isolators
Magnetorheological Characterization
Novel Materials and Their Applications
MR Devices and Their Applications
MR Elastomer & Polymer
ER and MR Technology
Magnetic Fluids and Gels
Delegates to the 17th International Conference on Electrorheological Fluids and Magnetorheological Suspensions (ERMR2019) (Wollongong, Australia, 15-20 December 2019).
The papers published in this Special Issue were selected from many submitted papers through the standard review processes of the Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures (JIMSS). While the papers in this issue are not a comprehensive collection of the work in the smart fluids field, they do provide insight into current research from material characterization to applications. Besides, these papers indicated the importance of multidisciplinary corporations that include material science, physics, mechanical structural design, electronics, and control strategy to achieve successful applications.
As the general chairman of ERMR2019, I would like to thank all the authors for their high-quality contributions. Specially thanks go to the Local Organizing Committee: Prof. Haiping Du (University of Wollongong), Prof. Jianchun Li (University of Technology), Dr. Shuaishuai Sun (University of Wollongong & Tohoku University), Dr. Tongfei Tian (University of the Sunshine Coast), Dr. Jian Yang (University of Wollongong & Tohoku University), Dr. Yixiang Gan (The University of Sydney), Dr. Zhixiong Li (University of Wollongong) and Dr. Shiyang Tang (University of Wollongong). Special thanks also go to the conference sponsors: University of Wollongong, NSW Department of Industry Australia and Anton Paar. Crop. Special thanks go to Prof. Norman M. Wereley for his contribution and great support for this Special Issue.
The 18th International Conference on Electrorheological Fluids and Magnetorheological Suspensions (ERMR2021) will be held at Chongqing University, Chongqing, China, and will be hosted by Prof. Miao Yu (