SHAPES_Tables: A living document with a collection of sources for active materials and concepts of Soft-Hard Active-Passive Embedded Structures (SHAPES)

This is a repository that includes the current state of the art in Soft-Hard Active-Passive Embedded Structures (SHAPES). SHAPES are systems that include active materials, i.e., materials that respond to a stimulus with an actuation. All details and the original version of this table is given in our research work [1]. The shapes_tables.pdf document is generated with the given shapes_tables.tex file, based on the shapes_tables.bib bibliography. It includes two tables: Table 1 shows active materials that can be included in SHAPES setups. Table 2 gives an overview over different types of applications, where the strengths of these systems can be used to great advantage. We created this repository of tables as a curated and trustworthy source of citations. We encourage all scientists and engineers from our field to expand this table horizontally and vertically. We will review the suggestions and add every contributor to the contributor list (see below). Thank you for your contribution!

[1] Ehrenhofer Adrian AND Wallmersperger, T. (2025). Soft-Hard Active-Passive Embedded Structures: A review of smart structures with design and modeling guidelines. Accepted by Smart Materials and Structures. DOI: 10.1088/1361-665X/adbdb3