ME493 INTRODUCTION TO SMART STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS
| Course Code: | 5690493 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Lecturer Dr. GÖKHAN OSMAN ÖZGEN |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
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COURSE OBJECTIVE 1: Students will be able to model different types of smart materials and to design simple smart structures.
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COURSE OBJECTIVE 2: Students will be able to apply the techniques learned in this class to produce solutions to industrial problems using smart structures and materials.
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COURSE OBJECTIVE 3: Students will be able to build a foundation for the students to conduct reseach in the areas of smart materials and smart structures.
Course Content
Design of smart structures. Modeling mechanics of smart materials. Piezoelectric materials. Fiber optics. Shape memory alloys. Electrorheological and magnetorheological fluids. Magnetorheological elastomers. Carbon nanotubes. Control of structures. Active and semi-active vibration control. Structural health monitoring. Morphing of structures. Prerequisite: ME 302.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Students will learn how to model electro-mechanical behavior of piezoelectric materials.(1), (3), (4)
- Students will learn physical mechanism that causes piezoelectric material behavior. (1), (3)
- Students will learn how to model simple structures with integrated piezoelectric sensors and actuators. (2) ,(3), (4)
- Students will learn how to model magneto-mechanical behavior of magnetorheological fluids..(1), (3), (4)
- Students will learn physical mechanism that causes magnetorheological fluid behavior. (1), (3)
- Students will learn how to model simple dampers with integrated magnetorheological fluid. (2) ,(3), (4)
- Students will learn how to model thermo-mechanical behavior of shape memory alloys. (1), (3), (4)
- Students will learn physical mechanism that causes shape memory effect and psuedoelastic material behavior. (1), (3)
- Students will learn how to model simple actuators with shape memory alloy components. (2) ,(3), (4)
- Students will be familiar with practical smart structures with integrated piezoelectric sensors and actuators. (1), (2)
- Students will be familiar with practical smart structures with integrated magnetorheological fluid. (1), (2)
- Students will be familiar with practical smart structures with shape memory alloy components. (1), (2)
Program Outcomes Matrix
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| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | Ability to establish the relationship between mathematics, basic sciences and engineering sciences with engineering applications. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Ability to find and interpret information | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Ability to follow the literature and technology related to his/her topic of interest | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Recognition of the need to keep oneself up to date in his/her profession | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Possession of written and oral communication skills | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Ability to conduct team work (within the discipline, inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary) | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Ability to produce original solutions | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Use of scientific methodology in approaching and producing solutions to engineering problems and needs | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Openness to all that is new | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Ability to conduct experiments | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Ability to do engineering design | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Awareness of engineering ethics, knowledge and adoption of its fundamental elements | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Ability to take societal, environmental and economical considerations into account in professional activities | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Possession of pioneering and leadership characteristics in areas related to the profession | ✔ | |||