Structural Health Monitoring using the Imote2 Smart Sensor Platform

Jennifer Rice, Ph.D. Candidate
Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignThe declining state of civil infrastructure has motivated researchers to seek effective methods for real-time structural health monitoring (SHM). Decentralized computing and data aggregation employing smart sensors allow the deployment of a dense array of sensors throughout a structure. The Imote2, developed by Intel, provides enhanced computation and communication resources that allow demanding sensor network applications, such as SHM of civil infrastructure, to be supported. This study explores the development of a versatile Imote2 sensor board with onboard signal processing specifically designed for the demands of SHM applications. The components of the accelerometer board have been carefully selected to allow for the low-noise and high resolution data acquisition that is necessary to successfully implement SHM algorithms.Jennifer Rice received her B.S. in Civil Engineering from Texas Tech University. She received her M.S from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where her research focused on wind engineering and vibration mitigation devices for light truss structures. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Illinois in the Smart Structures Technology Laboratory. Her research interests are in the area of structural health monitoring and wireless sensor networks.

Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 209

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