JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

UNIT - I

Overview of Smart Materials, Structures and Products Technologies.

UNIT - II

Smart materials (Physical Properties) Piezoelectric Materials, Elecrostrictive Materials, Magnetostrictive Materials, Magneto electric Materials. Magnetorheological Fluids, Electroheological Fluids, Shape Memory Materials, Fiber-Optic Sensors.

UNIT - III

Smart Sensor, Actuator and Transducer Technologies: Smart Sensors: Accelerometers; Force Sensors; Load Cells; Torque Sensors; Pressure Sensors; Microphones; Impact Hammers; MEMS Sensors; Sensor Arrays Smart Actuators; Displacement Actuators; Force Actuators; Power Actuators: Vibration Dampers; Shakers; Fluidic Pumps; Motors ; smart Transducers: Ultrasonic Transducers; Sonic Transducers.

UNIT - IV

Measurement, Signal Processing, Drive and Control Techniques: Quasi -static and Dynamic Measurement Methods; Signal conditioning devices; Constant voltage, Constant-current and Pulse drive methods; Calibration methods; Structural dynamics and Identification techniques; Passive, Semi -active and Active control; Feedback and feed forward/control strategies

UNIT - V

Design, Analysis, Manufacturing and Applications of Engineering Smart Structures and Products: Case studies incorporating design, analysis, manufacturing and application issues involved in integrating smart materials and devices with signal processing and control capabilities to engineering smart structures and products; Emphasis on structures, automation and precision manufacturing equipment, automotives, consumer products, sporting products, computer and telecommunications products, as well as medical and dental tools and equipment.

REFERENCES:

• 1. Smart Materials and Structures/ M. V. Gandhi and_B.So Thompson/ Chapman & Hall, London; New York, 1992 (ISBN 0412370107).
• 2. Smart Structures and Materials/ B.Cui Shaw/Artech House, Boston, 1996 (ISBN:0890066817)
• 3. Smart Structures; Analysis and Design/ A.V. Srinivasan/ Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; New York, 2001 (ISBN: 0521650267).
• 4. Electro ceramics: Materials, Properties/ A.J. Moulson and J.M-Herbert/ Wiley/ 2nd Edition, (ISBN: 0471497479).
• 5. Piezoelectric Sensories: Force, Strain, Pressure, Acceleration and Acoustic Emission Sensors. Materials and Amplifiers/ G. Gautschi/ Springer, Berlin; New York,2002 (ISBN:3540422595)
• 6. Piezoelectric Actuators and wtrasonic Motors/ K.Uchino/ Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 1997 (ISBN: 0792398114) M. Tech – I year II Sem. (Design for Manufacturing)