NPTEL Syllabus

Smart Material, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Mechanical Systems - IITK Video course
COURSE OUTLINE Smart Materials are being developed since last decade in the laboratories all around the world. These are materials which are capable of generating controllable response to the environment. As actuators, they can produce controllable force to modify the response of a system.

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Pre-requisites: A s sensors, the same material could be used to monitor the response of the system. Smart materials Strength of Materials are being traditionally used in aerospace applications since last decade. Using smart actuators one can Introduction to Solid Mechanics modify the flexible modes of a system such that the control effort would not interfere with the vibrating frequencies of the structure. Additional Reading: Active vibration controllers are developed for 1. Theory of Adaptive Structures, Senol Utku Helicopters and Large space structures using this principle. Tailoring the gamut of smart materials 2. Actuators Basics and Applications, H. Janocha towards diverse applications is still a major challenge t o the researchers and engineers involved in these Hyperlinks: fields. The objective of this course is to familiarize students with different classes of ceramic and polymeric smart materials; development of actuators and sensors and their integration into a smart structure. 1. http://academic.uprm.edu/pcaceres/Courses/Smart/SyllabusSmart.pdf 2. www.iop.org/EJ/article/0964-1726/5/3/002/sm6301.ps.gz

3. http://academic.uprm.edu/pcaceres/Courses/Smart/SyllabusAfter an elaborate introduction of different groups of Smart.pdf smart materials, the course will focus on three major applications of such systems adaptive structures also known as morphing structures, active control of automobile and design of flexible manipulators. Coordinators: Finally, the issue of embedding sensors and Prof. Bishakh Bhattacharya actuators, sensor fusion and incorporation of basic Department of Mechanical EngineeringIIT Kanpur intelligence to such systems will be addressed.

COURSE DETAIL Module Topic Lectures

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Introduction to Smart Materials What is Intelligence? AI Vs. embedded Intelligence the role of Smart Materials in developing Intelligent Systems and Adaptive Structures.

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Introduction to High bandwidth - Low strain generating (HBLS) Smart Materials Piezoelectric Materials constitutive relationship, electromechanical coupling coefficients, piezoelectric constants, piezoceramic materials, variation of coupling coefficients in hard and soft piezoceramics, polycrystalline vs single crystal piezoelectric materials, polyvinyldene fluoride, piezoelectric composites Magnetostrictive Materials constitutive relationship, magnetomechanical coupling coefficients, Joule Effect, Villari Effect, Matteuci Effect, Wiedemann effect, Giant magnetostriction in Terfenol-D, Terfenol-D particulate composites, Galfenol and Metglas materials.

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Actuators based on HBLS Smart Materials Current Trends for Actuators and Micromechatronics a. Piezoelectric Actuators Induced Strain actuation model, Unimorph and Bimorph Actuators, Actuators embedded in composite laminate, Impedance matching in actuator design, Feedback Control, Pulse Drive, Resonance Drive. b. Magnetostrictive Actuators Magnetostrictive Mini Actuators, Thermal instabilities, Discretely distributed actuation, Manetostrictive Composites. c. MEMS based Actuators Piezoelectric Micropumps, Magnetostrictive micromechanisms, Imaging System Applications, Inchworm Devices, Inkjet Printers, Piezoelectric Relays, Ultrasonic Motors, and

Microscale Walking Machines.

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Introduction to Low bandwidth - High strain generating (LBHS) materials a. Shape Memory Alloys (SMA) Phase Transformations b. Electro-active Polymers (EAP)

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Actuators based on LBHS Smart Materials a. Shape Memory Alloy based actuators for Shape Control b. Electro-active Polymers for Work-Volume Generation

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Sensors based on HBLS Smart Materials Piezoelectric Sensors Magnetostrictive Sensors Techniques of SelfSensing MEMS Sensors

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Sensors based on LBHS Smart Materials a. EAP based sensors b. SMA based encoders c. Optical Fibre based Sensing

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Integration of Smart Sensors and Actuators to Smart Structures Finite Element Modelling, Optimal Placement of Sensors and Actuators, Design of Controller for Smart Structure, Case Studies to Advanced Smart Materials a. Active Fibre Composites (AFC) b. Energy Harvesting Actuators and Energy Scavenging Sensors c. Self-healing and Autophagous Smart

Materials References: 1. Smart Materials and Structures, Gandhi, Thompson and Gandhi 2. Smart Structures and Materials, Bryan Culshaw 3. Encyclopedia of Smart Materials, Mel Scwartz 4. Journal Papers on this subject
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