Title :
A wireless sensor network test-bed for structural health monitoring of bridges
Author :
Boulis, Athanassios ; Berriman, Rodney ; Attar, Saeed ; Tselishchev, Yuri
Author_Institution :
Networks Res. Group, NICTA, Eveleigh, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We investigate the potential of wireless sensor networks to monitor the structural health of bridges. Needing to explore different sensing, networking, and distributed computing approaches in real conditions, we are led to the creation of an on-site testbed. In this paper we describe the design and implementation of the testbed by offering an overview of the architectural choices and components, discussing obstacles found, and describing the software used to manage it. Finally, we discuss our first experiences with the testbed and the first validation tests of the sensing data gathered.
Keywords :
bridges (structures); condition monitoring; structural engineering; test equipment; wireless sensor networks; bridges; distributed computing; onsite testbed; structural health monitoring; wireless sensor network test bed; Bridges; Logic gates; Monitoring; Strain; Strain measurement; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; Structural Health Monitoring; Wireless Sensor Network test-bed;
Conference_Titel :
Local Computer Networks (LCN), 2011 IEEE 36th Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bonn
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-926-3
DOI :
10.1109/LCN.2011.6115160
