A Wireless Modular Health Monitoring System For Civil Structures

在最近的自然灾害中充分证明了迅速评估土木结构的性能和安全的必要性。本研究的目的是利用先进的传感、微处理、无线通信和损伤诊断方法，开发一个监测土木结构状况的综合系统。综合框架将在实验室环境和实地环境中制作原型并进行测试。目标是改变使用大量布线和高成本劳动力和设备的做法，以廉价，易于安装，维护和操作的无线嵌入式系统的仪器仪表。

The need for rapid assessment of the performance and safety of civil structures has been amply demonstrated during recent natural disasters. The objective of this research is to develop an integrated system for monitoring the condition of a civil structure, utilizing advanced sensing, microprocessing, wireless communication and damage diagnosis methods. The integrated framework will be prototyped and tested both in the laboratory setting as well as in the field ironment. The goal is to change the practices from using extensive cabling and high cost labor and equipment to the instrumentation of inexpensive, easily installed, maintained and operated wireless embedded systems.