SBIR Phase II: Remote IoT Monitoring Network for Early Warning and Measurement of Structural Movements

SBIR 第二阶段：用于结构运动预警和测量的远程物联网监测网络

• 批准号: 2337470
• 负责人: Christopher Dundorf
• 金额: $ 100万
• 依托单位: 2KR SYSTEMS, LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-03-15 至 2026-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2337470&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; Remote; IoT

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will be in deploying an easy-to-use roof monitoring system. This affordable high-performance geolocated wireless monitoring system detects unsafe loads and movements on buildings, especially flat commercial rooftops found on schools, distribution centers, office buildings, malls, factories, arenas, apartments, condominiums, and warehouses. This project will innovate scientific and technological advancements that realize the promise of the Internet of Things, generating not just useful products demanded by the marketplace but products that can save lives and fundamentally improve life cycle infrastructure management. The affordability of our technology directly benefits disadvantaged communities, especially in rural areas where resources are severely limited, and serious infrastructure and substandard building problems tend to linger for years. In 2015, it was reported on a major national channel that more than 160 roofs collapsed or faced imminent collapse in Massachusetts alone due to snow load throughout 2014-2015. This SBIR project will inform precisely where unsafe rooftop snow and water loads exist to ensure resources are allocated in advance and as required.The proposed project efficiently pinpoints risks in flat roof structures at an affordable cost. All 5.9 million commercial buildings in the USA are vulnerable to the destructive forces of nature and negligence. Out of building failures that occur for known reasons, accumulated ice, snow, and/or liquid water account for 33% of incidents. Dilapidation caused by a lack of maintenance, which makes up 30.7% of known-cause building failures, often develops slowly and is not apparent immediately. Complete or partial building collapses leave occupants at risk of mortal injury and the valuable property contained in the structure lost or damaged. Avoiding damage to large-scale infrastructure will save society significant resources and reduce lost productivity. Even minor collapses impact business continuity, affecting revenues and often the larger community, in the case of grocery stores and similar institutions. The sensor technology improves greatly upon current structural health monitoring methods, limited to single-dimension measurements, higher system costs, and complex installations. The project will develop sets of battery-powered wireless sensors and deploy them across several building rooftops. An intuitive online application will be developed to display building health data and provide users with alerts when loads exceed safety thresholds.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

小型企业创新研究(SBIR)第二阶段项目的更广泛影响/商业潜力将是部署易于使用的屋顶监控系统。这种经济实惠的高性能地理定位无线监控系统可以检测建筑物上的不安全负载和移动，特别是学校、配送中心、写字楼、商场、工厂、竞技场、公寓、公寓和仓库上的平坦商业屋顶。该项目将创新科技进步，实现物联网的前景，不仅产生市场需求的有用产品，而且产生能够拯救生命并从根本上改善生命周期基础设施管理的产品。我们技术的可负担性直接使弱势社区受益，特别是在资源严重有限的农村地区，严重的基础设施和不合标准的建筑问题往往会持续多年。2015年，一家主要的国家频道报道称，在2014-2015年间，仅马萨诸塞州就有160多座屋顶因积雪而坍塌或即将倒塌。这个SBIR项目将准确地告知哪里存在不安全的屋顶雪和水负荷，以确保提前和按要求分配资源。拟议的项目以负担得起的成本有效地查明平台结构中的风险。美国所有590万座商业建筑都很容易受到自然和疏忽的破坏。在因已知原因发生的建筑物倒塌中，积冰、积雪和/或液态水占事故的33%。由于缺乏维护造成的破旧，占已知原因建筑故障的30.7%，往往发展缓慢，不会立即显现。建筑物的全部或部分倒塌将使居住者面临致命伤害的风险，建筑物中包含的宝贵财产将丢失或损坏。避免对大规模基础设施的破坏将为社会节省大量资源，并减少生产力损失。即使是轻微的倒闭也会影响业务连续性，影响收入，往往还会影响更大的社区，就杂货店和类似机构而言。传感器技术大大改进了目前的结构健康监测方法，仅限于一维测量、更高的系统成本和复杂的安装。该项目将开发一套电池供电的无线传感器，并将它们部署在几个建筑屋顶上。将开发一个直观的在线应用程序来显示建筑物健康数据，并在负荷超过安全阈值时向用户提供警报。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。