Title :
A virtual instrumentation system for measurements on the tallest medieval bell tower in Europe
Author :
Moschioni, Giovanni
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Meccanica, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
fDate :
6/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A complex virtual instrumentation-based system for measurements of mechanical and thermal parameters of an ancient masonry bell tower is described in this paper. The main focus is oriented toward the measurement issues and the data acquisition and on-line analysis system, which is entirely based on a virtual instrument approach. Choice of transducers and strategies of data acquisition, analyses, and storing are illustrated, and some of the results shown.
Keywords :
data acquisition; transducers; virtual instrumentation; data acquisition; measurement system; mechanical parameters; medieval bell tower; on-line analysis; thermal parameters; transducer; virtual instrumentation; Data acquisition; Data analysis; Europe; Instruments; Mechanical variables measurement; Poles and towers; Stress; Surface cracks; Transducers; Vibration measurement;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIM.2003.814698
