The Laboratory for Stochastic Mechanical Systems & Automation (SMSA) specializes on statistical methods for the estimation, analysis, prediction, fault diagnosis and control of stochastic mechanical signals and systems. Emphasis is placed on structural identification, Structural Health Monitoring, random vibration analysis, aircraft automation, aircraft systems and control.

Teaching
Undergraduate courses:
1) Mechatronic Systems
2) Systems & Automatic Control I
3) Systems & Automatic Control II
4) Stochastic Signals & Systems
5) Flight Mechanics II
6) Structural Identification and Health Monitoring

Post-graduate courses:
1) Identification & Estimation of Stochastic Systems

Research
Τhe Laboratory has long experience on innovative industrial research projects with various companies in Greece, Europe, and the US. It also has extensive international relations, and actively collaborates with many research establishments and Universities in Europe and the world in the following areas:
• Smart systems and structures
• Experimental vibration analysis
• Experimental modal analysis
• Structural Health Monitoring
• Aircraft automation
• Aircraft guidance and control
• Fault detection systems
• Vibration control
• Non-stationary vibration analysis
• Non-linear identification of systems and structures
• Monitoring of moving structures and structures under earthquake excitation
• Reliability assessment and intelligent maintenance systems (IMS)
• Industrial SCADA signal acquisition and analysis systems (industrial informatics)
• Virtual sensor technology
• Experimental dynamic analysis
• Self-learning and intelligent industrial systems

Equipment 

The Laboratory runs fully equipped and modern facilities for mechanical (including vibration and acoustics) measurements and computer based identification, fault diagnosis and control of mechanical, aeronautical, and structural systems. Its main equipment includes:

• Data acquisition systems
• Impedance Heads for force excitation measurement
• Various accelerometer arrays
• Electromechanical and peripherals for experimental modal analysis
• Instrumented impulse hammers
• Arrays of PZTs and peripherals for smart structures
• Arrays of dynamic (wide bandwidth) strain gauges and peripherals
• Signal Conditioning equipment and dedicated amplifiers
• Analogue and digital controllers
• Real Time data acquisition systems
• Real Time control module
• Servo motor systems
• Hydraulic control systems
• Modern computing facilities
• Specialized software for DAQ, vibration and modal analysis, stochastic signal and system analysis and control.

The laboratory has also several prototype structures for the application and analysis of novel methodologies. Among them: Garteur aircraft scale skeleton structure, aircraft panels, bridge type structures, robotic devices, wind turbine structures, and so forth.