ITR/AP(ENG)Development of Intelligent Civil Infrastructure for Hazard Mitigation

配备嵌入式控制技术的现代建筑物和结构可以在地震或其他危险荷载条件下显着提高结构和居住者的安全性。无线通信和嵌入式系统的最新进展可以潜在地消除开发此类智能结构系统所面临的主要障碍。在拟议的研究中，将开发一类新的半有源器件，以及其优化设计和操作的分析框架，使用专门设计的嵌入式芯片，这将在维护和安装成本以及可靠性方面带来显着的好处。此外，本署亦会以大型建筑物模型在震动台上进行测试及示范。这个多学科研究项目的气息（来自机械，土木，电气和计算机工程的PI）为培养学生提供了一个独特的机会，可以跨越几个关键领域，最终开发出具有长期教育影响的课程模块。

Modern buildings and structures equipped with embedded control technology can dramatically increase structural and occupant safety during earthquake or other hazardous load conditions. Recent progress in wireless communications and embedded systems can potentially eliminate the main impediments faced in developing such intelligent structural systems. In the proposed research, a new class of semi-active devices will be developed, along ith an analytical framework for their optimal design and operation, using specially designed embedded chips that will lead to significant benefits regarding the cost of maintenance and installation, as well as reliability. Testing and demonstration of the proposed approach with a large-scaled building model on a shaking table will also be conducted. The breath of this multi-disciplinary research project (PI's from Mechanical, Civil, Electrical and Computer Engineering) provides a unique opportunity for training of students that can bridge several critical fields, with eventual development of curriculum modules for long-term educational impact.