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Research

Lab and Facilities​

Established the Smart Materials and Structures Lab (SMSL) @ BITS-Goa (SMSL), BITS-Goa

SMSL is developed with vision in mind to promote the awareness in the students in India about smart materials including Shape Memory Alloys, Piezo-ceramics, Magnetorheological and many more….

The goal of SMSL is to exposes senior and graduate students to rapidly growing field of smart material-based structures/systems. SMSL is equipped with following components -

Hardware​

  • NI USB 6366, X series Multifunctional DAQ
  • NI USB 6361, X series Multifunctional DAQ
  • NI USB My-DAQ systems (for UG students hands on experience in fold of controls and data acquisition)
  • Falco WMA-300, High speed high voltage amplifier (±150 V)
  • SmartCharge PreAmp from Smart Material inc, Germany
  • HVA 1500/50 -2, from Smart Material inc, Germany (-500 to +1500 V)
  • FLIR One Pro, Thermal Camera
  • ICP® accelerometers (352A24) with sensor signal conditioner (480E09) (3 Nos)
  • Keyance Laser Sensor
  • Skybound DOUBLE STAGE Value Vacuum Pump VE - 245N for VARTM
  • 2260B-30-36 Programmable Power Supply (max voltage – 30V, max current -36A) from Tektronix Keithley Make
  • Oscilloscopes
  • Workstation
  • Numerous Piezo Ceramic elements for Sensing and Actuation applications/research
  • Several Shape Memory Alloy Cables
  • Magneto-rheological Fluid and Damper and other tools...

Software​

  • NI LabVIEW
  • MATLAB
  • Abaqus
  • COMSOL