Active fiber composite materials, namely, actuators, sensors, and controllers, used for actuating, sensing, vibration or motion control, and generation of power from motion, and for applying strain or forces to the surfaces of sporting goods, namely golf clubs, tennis, squash, and racquetball racquets, bicycles, skis, snowboards and ski and snowboard boots, of aircraft components, namely helicopter rotor blades, aircraft wings, tail assemblies and fuselage panels, of marine vehicles and components, namely torpedoes, ships, and submarines, of computer hardware, namely disk drives, printers and computer power supplies of medical products, namely pacemakers, neuron stimulators, implanted drug dispensers, ultrasounds, and endoscopes, of audio equipment, namely speakers, amplifiers, receivers and noise reduction systems, of automotive equipment, namely automobile chassis, electrical systems, engines, and tires, of railway equipment, namely railway passenger and freight car chassis, suspension and electrical systems, of portable consumer electronic devices, namely cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDA's), global positioning systems, radios, flashlights and pagers, of industrial automation and process control actuators and sensors, namely those that control or measure pressure, vibration, or liquid flow