Lectures

Actuator Materials and Principles

Content:

  • definitions
  • multifunctional materials
  • piezoceramics
  • shape-memory alloys
  • polymer-based transducer materials
  • additional transducer materials
  • actuator principles
  • sensors
  • applications
Picture: Fachgebiet SAM

Aim

At the end of this course, students should have a basic understanding of:

  • active and adaptive systems
  • physical principles, properties, and application of transducer materials
  • solid actuators and alternative actuators
  • sensors
  • applications

Organisation

Time Summer Semester
Fridays 8:00 – 9:40,
17.04.2015 – 17.07.2015
Location S1|08 – 111
Teacher Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thilo Bein
Exam Type Oral exam
Exam Date Exam date set by personal arrangement with lecturer
Credits Interdisciplinary Study Focus Bionics
Elective Area D
SWS: V2
Credit Points: 4