ME493 INTRODUCTION TO SMART STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS
| Course Code: |
5690493 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| 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. |
| Prerequisite: |
Set 1: 5690302
|
| The course set above should be completed before taking
ME493 INTRODUCTION TO SMART STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS. |
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.
