Two-tiered wireless sensor network architecture for structural health monitoring

Venkata Anil Kottapalli; Anne S. Kiremidjian; Jerome Peter Lynch; Ed Carryer; Thomas W. Kenny; Kincho H. Law; Ying Lei

doi:10.1117/12.482717

18 August 2003 Two-tiered wireless sensor network architecture for structural health monitoring

Venkata Anil Kottapalli, Anne S. Kiremidjian, Jerome Peter Lynch, Ed Carryer, Thomas W. Kenny, Kincho H. Law, Ying Lei

Proceedings Volume 5057, Smart Structures and Materials 2003: Smart Systems and Nondestructive Evaluation for Civil Infrastructures; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.482717
Event: Smart Structures and Materials, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

In this paper, we make a brief study of some of the important requirements of a structural monitoring system for civil infrastructures and explain the key issues that are faced in the design of a suitable wireless monitoring strategy. Two-tiered wireless sensor network architecture is proposed as a solution to these issues and the protocol used for the communication in this network is described. The power saving strategies at various levels, from the network architecture, to communication protocol, to the sensor unit architecture are explained. A detailed analysis of the network is done and the implementation of this network in a laboratory setting is described.

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Venkata Anil Kottapalli, Anne S. Kiremidjian, Jerome Peter Lynch, Ed Carryer, Thomas W. Kenny, Kincho H. Law, and Ying Lei "Two-tiered wireless sensor network architecture for structural health monitoring", Proc. SPIE 5057, Smart Structures and Materials 2003: Smart Systems and Nondestructive Evaluation for Civil Infrastructures, (18 August 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.482717

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