Modeling Shape Memory Alloys and Triboelectric Nanogenerators with COMSOL Multiphysics® - Archived
Shape memory alloys (SMAs) and triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are classes of smart materials with significant potential for use in developing smart sensors and actuators. Tailoring these materials offers promising applications in Industry 4.0.
In this live webinar, Dr. I A Palani from the Indian Institute of Technology Indore will discuss his work on the fabrication of high-frequency SMA bimorphs for various applications, including smart mirrors. You will see how the displacement characteristics of these bimorphs have been successfully modeled using the COMSOL Multiphysics® software. Dr. Palani's team has also developed SMA-coated optical fiber sensors for low-temperature condition monitoring. TENGs have been tailored using high-energy surface modification techniques. Dr. Palani will discuss how this technology has been successfully integrated into shoe soles, enabling a "walk-to-charge" system. He will also talk about how the fundamental principles of charge and gap between the contact separation have been modeled using COMSOL Multiphysics®.
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Archived Webinar Details
This is a recording of a webinar that originally aired on November 21, 2024
Speaker
Dr. I. A. Palani is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, as well as Dean of Research and Development at the Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT Indore), where he helped found the Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science department and also served as head of the Mechanical Engineering discipline. Dr. Palani received his PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) and later pursued postdoctoral research at the Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University, Japan. His research focuses on areas such as laser-assisted surface processing, micromachining, smart materials, and shape-memory alloys. His research collaborations extend globally, involving institutions like the Institute for Machine Tools and Production Processes (IFW) Dresden, Germany, Kyushu University, Japan, Jeju National University, South Korea, St. Petersburg State University, Russia, and Purdue University, USA.
Dr. Palani is a lifelong member of the Indian Laser Association, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT) Indore, and the Smart Materials and Structures group at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore. He is a recipient of the Alumni Award for Research and Innovation, the Kyushu University Friendship Scholarship, and the AICTE National Doctoral Fellowship. He was also recognized by the Armament Research and Development Board for his work on a DRDO project involving TENG-integrated shoes.