16CEOE3 SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES L T P C

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UNIT I INTRODUCTION 9
Introduction to Smart Materials and Structures – Instrumented structures functions and response –Sensing systems – Self
diagnosis – Signal processing consideration – Actuation systems and effectors.

UNIT II MEASURING TECHNIQUES 9

Strain Measuring Techniques using Electrical strain gauges, Types – Resistance – Capacitance – Inductance – Wheatstone
bridges – Pressure transducers – Load cells – Temperature Compensation – Strain Rosettes.

UNIT III SENSORS 9

Sensing Technology – Types of Sensors – Physical Measurement using Piezo Electric Strain measurement – Inductively Read
Transducers – The LVOT – Fiber optic Techniques.
Chemical and Bio-Chemical sensing in structural Assessment – Absorptive chemical sensors – Spectroscopes – Fibre Optic Chemical
Sensing Systems and Distributed measurement.

UNIT IV ACTUATORS 9
Actuator Techniques – Actuator and actuator materials – Piezoelectric and Electrostrictive Material – Magnetostructure Material –
Shape Memory Alloys – Electro orheological Fluids– Electro magnetic actuation – Role of actuators and Actuator Materials.

UNIT V SIGNAL PROCESSING AND CONTROL SYSTEMS 9

Data Acquisition and Processing – Signal Processing and Control for Smart Structures – Sensors as Geometrical Processors – Signal
Processing – Control System – Linear and Non-Linear.
L: 45 T:0 P:0 TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

TEXT BOOKS
1. Brain Culshaw – Smart Structure and Materials Artech House – Borton. London-1996.(Unit-I,II,III,IV,V)
2. Srinivasan, A.V. and Michael McFarland, D., “Smart Structures: Analysis and Design”, Cambridge University Press, 2010.
(Unit-I,II,III,IV,V)
REFERENCES
1. L. S. Srinath – Experimental Stress Analysis – Tata McGraw-Hill, 1998..(Unit-I,II,III,IV,V)
2. J. W. Dally & W. F. Riley – Experimental Stress Analysis – Tata McGraw-Hill, 1998. (Unit-I,II)
3. Yoseph Bar Cohen, “Smart Structures and Materials”, The International Society for Optical Engineering 2003, (Unit-I,II,III)

WEB RESOURCES
1. http://nptel.ac.in/courses/105101087/

COURSE OUTCOMES
At the end of the course students should be able to
CO1:carry out scoping of smart materials
CO2:know about measuring techniques
CO3:explain different sensors
CO4,: evaluate actuators
CO5: know signal processing

Course Programme outcomes/Programme Specific Outcomes

a b c d e f g h i j k l PSO1 PSO2 PSO3
CO-I
CO-II
CO-III
CO-IV
CO-V