Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical EngineeringCongress and Exposition, November 17-22, 2002, New Orleans,Louisiana. This collection of 46 full-length, peer-reviewed papersare related to the following topics: Shape memory alloys; Smallscale device applications; Active polymers; Damage detection ofhealth monitoring; Active composites: control of adaptivestructures; Piezoelectric, ferroelectric, and magnetostrictivematerials; Active structural damping; Dynamics and stability ofadaptive structures; Compliant mechanisms; Aerospace applicationsof adaptive structures. @By: John Shaw and Mary Frecker