Agent-based structural health monitoring system on single degree of freedom bridge: A preliminary study

Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) is small embedded devices deployed in large scale network with sensing, computing, and communicating capability. In the case of bridge structural health monitoring system, WSN has taken important role in physical measurement. This paper describes preliminary study of Agent-oriented paradigm to develop intelligent sensing in single degree of freedom bridge. The objectives of research are finding bridge condition assessment and load rating using dynamic response. Sensor node capability to compute is our consideration to develop intelligent sensing on sensor node in which signal processing with efficient resource consumption are performed. This paper is an entry point for our next research agendas: data preprocessing (in-network data processing) and intelligent agent implemented on sensor nodes.