Course
PostgraduateSemester
ElectivesSubject Code
AE762Subject Title
Smart Materials and StructuresSyllabus
Overview of smart materials – piezoelectric ceramics – piezo-polymers – magnetostrictive materials – electroactive polymers – shape memory alloys – electro and magneto rheological fluids. Mechanics of Piezoelectric Materials and Systems: constitutive modelling – actuator and sensor – piezoelectric beams and plates. Shape Memory Alloys: constitutive modelling – actuation models. Electroactive polymer materials applications.
Text Books
- Leo, D. J., Engineering Analysis of Smart Material Systems, Wiley (2007).
References
1. Culshaw, B., Smart Structures and Materials, Artech House (1996).
2. Gaudenzi, P., Smart Structures: Physical Behaviour, Mathematical Modelling and Applications, Wiley (2009).
Course Outcomes (COs):
CO1: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering by developing constitutive equations of piezoelectric materials and systems.
CO2: Use of Phenomenological models of Shape memory alloys for designing actuator systems.
CO3: Interpret the analysis results, use it for design of actuator and sensor systems for smart structures.