SMART MATERIALS

APPLICATIONS IN VARIOUS FIELDS

ROUSHAN KUMAR
 WHAT IS A SMART MATERIAL...?

SPECIAL KND OF MATERIALS THAT ARE ABLE TO MODIFY PROPERTIES

LIKE SHAPE AND SIZE EITHER AUTOMATICALLY OR USING
COMPUTERS.

TERM FIRST COINED BY MICHIGAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY.

THEY HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATION IN INDUSTRIES WHERE

MANPOWER IS LESS.
 CLASSIFICATION OF SMART
MATERIALS
PASSIVE ACTIVE AUTONOMOUS
Respond directly May be Most powerful of
to stimuli. remotely all three.
controlled.
Signal Artificial
processing in Can sense, intelligence
not present. analyze and powered
respond to a materials are
signal. good examples.
 A FEW EXAMPLES OF SMART
MATERIALS
NOISE
GOODYEAR
SMART CANCELLING
EAGLE 360
CONCRETE HEADPHONE
TYRE
S

SMART
SMART SKI
KEYBOARDS
 SMART CONCRETE

Patented by Dr. Chung in 1998.

Can be programmed to sense and detect internal
fractures due to minor earthquakes.
Internal stresses can be easily monitored.
Porosity can be varied for different environmental
conditions like rainy and summer.
Carbon fiber is used, it increases the cost.
NOISE
CANCELLING
HEADPHONES
Invented and commercialized by
Dr. Amar Bose in 1989.
Extensively used in aviation
industry.
Soundwaves cancels the
soundwaves of noise, thus
creating a silence.
Very costly and may require an
external power source via USB.
 GOODYEAR EAGLE
360

Spherical tires powered by magnetic

levitation.
Threads self adjusts according to road terrain
their stiffness and groove depth.
Since it is spherical, long life and extremely
small turning radius can be provided.
Very costly technology and may change the
future.
 SMART KEYBOARDS

The keyboard buttons have piezoelectric materials which

generate electricity due to user keystrokes.
It also uses friction contact electrification layer on the keys to
generate additional electricity.
Knows whos typing on it in real-time and couldlock out an
intruder based on sensing unfamiliar keystrokes pressure.
Thus increasing security.
The non-mechanical keyboard is able to generate energy to
power itself, and self cleans.
 SMARK SKIS
High speed tough terrain
skiing causes vibration
and loss of stability.
Integration of
piezoelectric sensors and
a control system convert
the unwanted vibrations
into electric energy.
Thus keeping the skis on
the snow. These skis
perform well in all
conditions
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