Smart Materials and Structures

Course

Postgraduate

Semester

Electives

Subject Code

AE762

Subject Title

Smart Materials and Structures

Syllabus

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.