Characteristics of composites and ceramics materials, Dynamics and controls, concepts, Electro-magnetic materials and shape memory alloys-processing and characteristics
Principles of electromagnetic, acoustics, chemical and mechanical sensing and actuation, Types of sensors and their applications, their compatibility writer conventional and advanced materials, signal processing, principles and characterization.
Design of shape memory alloys, Types of MR fluids, Characteristics and application, principles of MR fluid value designs, Magnetic circuit design, MR Dampers, Design issues.
Principles of optical fiber technology, characteristics of active and adaptive optical system and components, design and manufacturing principles.
Principles of drag and turbulence control through smart skins, applications in environment such as aerospace and transportation vehicles, manufacturing, repair and maintainability aspects.
Principles of structural acoustic control, distributed, analog and digital feed back controls, Dimensional implications for structural control.
PZT Actuators, MEMS, Magnetic shape Memory Alloys, Characteristics and Applications.
Neural Network, Data Processing, Data Visualisation and Reliability – Principles and Application domains.