International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring 2007; held at Stanford Univ.; September 11-13, 2007

该提案是为了申请资金，以支持将于9月9日在斯坦福大学举行的结构健康监测国际研讨会2007年11-13日。 结构健康监测是一项新兴的技术，它将先进的传感技术与诊断、故障诊断和材料/结构损伤特性知识相结合，以估计结构在使用过程中的健康状态，从而预防结构灾难，最大限度地减少停机时间和维持性能，并降低维护成本。 它对于维持国家民用基础设施、高速公路、关键设施、急救医院和发电厂在自然和人为灾害中的运行准备状态特别重要和有吸引力，同时延长这些结构在标准服务中的寿命。由于近年来该技术的重大进展，2007年IWSHM的主题将集中在“量化、验证和实施”。“讲习班的目标是确认与该领域有关的技术目前迅速发展所取得的进展，确定研究和开发方面的关键问题和新出现的问题，并促进传感器、传感器系统、联网、计算、数据挖掘、综合设计、诊断、生物统计学、信号处理、多功能材料、以及民用基础设施、地面/空中/空间运输工具和海洋结构等应用。 将邀请来自行业，企业和政府的专家参加并发表演讲和演讲。 还将举行产品展览和技术演示。 研讨会最后将就研讨会期间确定的关键问题和关注进行小组讨论。研讨会将产生技术专题介绍的会议记录，并成立一个由政府、工业界和企业界关键人员组成的技术委员会。 将为政府机构和行业制定适当的指导方针和建议，以促进结构健康监测的发展。

This proposal is to request funding to support the International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring to be held at Stanford University, Sept. 11-13, 2007. Structural health monitoring is an emerging technology, which integrates advanced sensing technology with diagnostics, prognostics, and knowledge of material/structural damage characteristics to estimate the health status of the structures, while in service, to prevent structural catastrophes, minimize downtime and sustain performance, and reduce maintenance cost. It is particularly important and attractive for sustaining operational readiness of national civil infrastructures, highways, critical facilities, and emergency hospitals, and power plants due to natural and man-made disaster while prolonging the life span of these structures in standard service. Owing to the significant progress of the technology in recent years, the theme of the 2007 IWSHM will focus on "Quantification, Validation, and Implementation." The objectives of the Workshop are to acknowledge the progress of the current rapid development in the technologies related to the field, identify key and emerging issues in research and development, and promote exchanges and cross-fertilization across disciplines such as sensors, sensor systems, networking, computing, data mining, integrated design, diagnostics, prognostics, signal processing, multifunctional materials, and applications such as civil infrastructures, ground/air/space transportation vehicles, and marine structures. Experts from industry, academe, and government will be invited to participate and deliver lectures and presentations. Product exhibition and technology demonstrations will also be held. The workshop will conclude with panel discussions on key issues and concerns identified during the workshop. The workshop will result in proceedings of the technical presentations as well as in the formation of a technical committee consisting of key personnel from government, industry, and academe. Appropriate guidelines and recommendations for government agencies and industry to promote structural health monitoring development will be developed.