MRI: Acquisition of a State-of-the-Art Servohydraulic Structure Test System to Enhance Engineering Research and Research Education at San Francisco State University

该主要研究仪器（MRI）奖的目标是获得最先进的伺服液压结构测试系统，该系统将有助于继续建设旧金山州立大学（SFSU）工程学院的研究能力，并扩大教师和学生的研究机会。所要求的仪器将用于在地震减灾和无线传感器技术的前沿建立强大的、实验驱动的研究项目，并将构成现有结构和地震实验室的关键补充。将支持的具体研究项目包括：实时混合模拟、木质住宅建筑的地震改造、无线传感器的振动能量收集和节能无线传感器网络。除了这些现有的研究项目外，该仪器还将为SFSU的研究人员提供一个平台，以合作进行人们期待已久的地震减灾和民用基础设施结构健康监测方面的研究，包括实时混合模拟中的误差量化、自定心结构系统、无线传感器网络、网络结构测试平台开发和倾斜台控制，这是空间模拟的核心。它将为旧金山州立大学的研究人员提供必要的平台，以便在国内和国际上进行合作，并继续建立全国知名的学生培训项目。如果获得成功，所获得的仪器将大大提高一个国家的工程研究能力。美国最具种族和文化多样性的大学（60.1%为少数族裔；37.5%为未被充分代表的少数族裔），以其参与度、机会和学术活动而闻名。它将推动旧金山州立大学研究人员的研究事业，使他们能够弥合理论发展和实验验证之间的差距。将建立一个网站，与科学界分享和展示利用仪器进行的研究和教育成果。此外，该仪器将通过与国内和国际领域的新兴领导者合作，为更广泛的科学界提供促进工程发现的工具。该仪器将被整合到现有的本科和研究生工程课程中。在最先进的设备的支持下，学生将从事尖端的研究，从而在申请行业或博士学位的竞争职位时获得领先优势。它将为已经很强的教学项目增加一个研究重点，使工程学院成为全国首屈一指的工程项目之一。仪器的收购将加强与西班牙语服务机构Cañada学院已经建立的项目，并为其学生提供无与伦比的暑期研究机会。总的来说，该工具将为增加多样性铺平道路，同时在未来的工程驱动技术方面培训下一代高技能企业家。

The objective of this Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) award is to acquire a state-of-the-art servo-hydraulic structure test system that will serve to continue building research capacity in the School of Engineering at San Francisco State University (SFSU) and to expand faculty and student research opportunities. The requested instrument will be used to establish robust, experimentally-driven research programs at the forefront of seismic hazard mitigation and wireless sensor technology and will comprise a key addition to the existing Structure and Earthquake Laboratory. Specific research programs that will be supported include: real time hybrid simulation, seismic retrofitting of timber residential buildings, vibration energy harvesting for wireless sensors, and energy-efficient wireless sensor networks. In addition to these existing research projects, the instrument will provide investigators at SFSU the platform to collaborate on long-awaited research in seismic hazard mitigation and structural health monitoring of civil infrastructure, including error quantification in real-time hybrid simulation, self-centering structural systems, wireless sensor networks, cyber-structural testing platform development, and tilt table control that is central to space simulation. It will provide investigators at SFSU the necessary platform to collaborate both nationally and internationally and to continue to build nationally-known student training programs.If successful, the acquired instrument will significantly enhance the research capability in engineering at one of the nation?s most ethnically and culturally diverse universities (60.1% minority; 37.5% underrepresented minorities) that is known for its engagement, opportunity and scholarly activity. It will advance the research careers of the researchers at SFSU by enabling them to bridge the gap between theoretical development and experimental validation. A website will be created to share and showcase instrument-enabled research and educational outcomes with the scientific community. Moreover, the instrumentation will provide a vehicle for reaching out to the broader scientific community to advance engineering discovery by partnering with emerging leaders in the field both nationally and internationally. The instrument will be integrated into the existing undergraduate and graduate engineering curriculum. Enabled by the state-of-the-art equipment, students will engage in cutting-edge research, thereby gaining a leading edge when applying for competitive positions in industry or Ph.D. programs. It will add a research focus to the already strong teaching program, positioning the School of Engineering to emerge as one of the premier engineering programs in the country. The instrument acquisition will strengthen already-established programs with the premier Hispanic-serving institution Cañada College and provide its students with unparalleled opportunities to conduct summer research. Overall, the instrument will pave the way to increase diversity while training the next generation of highly skilled entrepreneurs in the engineering-driven technologies of the future.