Abstract
Structural health monitoring (SHM) uses an array of sensors to continuously monitor a structure to provide an early indication of problems such as damage to the structure from fatigue, corrosion or impact. The use of such a system enables maintenance costs to be reduced, and new structures can be designed to be lighter and more efficient. CSIRO has developed a SHM system for detecting high-velocity impacts in the skin of a structure, such as may occur to space vehicles. The system is a large sensor network containing about two-hundred nodes, each of which contains multiple sensors. The system has been built as a flexible testbed for undertaking research in the use of sensor networks in a wide range of SHM applications. This paper outlines the testbed that has been developed and the research that has been conducted using this testbed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2004 Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing Conference, ISSNIP '04 |
| Editors | M. Palaniswami, B. Krishnamachari, A. Sowmya, S. Challa, M. Palaniswami, B. Krishnamachari, A. Sowmya, S. Challa |
| Place of Publication | Piscataway, NJ |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| Pages | 361-366 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0780388933, 9780780388932 |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 2004 Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing Conference, ISSNIP '04 - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 14 Dec 2004 → 17 Dec 2004 |
Other
| Other | 2004 Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing Conference, ISSNIP '04 |
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| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Melbourne |
| Period | 14/12/04 → 17/12/04 |