MECH&AE 262 · MAE 262Mechanics of Intelligent Material Systems
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Constitutive relations for electro-magneto-mechanical materials. Fiber-optic sensor technology. Micro/macro analysis, including classical lamination theory, shear lag theory, concentric cylinder analysis, hexagonal models, and homogenization techniques as they apply to active materials. Active systems design, inch-worm, and bimorph.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Recommended requisite: course 166C.
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Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
MECH&AE 262
- MECH&AE 166CDesign of Composite Structures
- MECH&AE 156AAdvanced Strength of Materials
- MECH&AE 166AAnalysis of Aerospace Structures
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What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.