A Wireless Sensor Network platform for structural health monitoring: Enabling accurate and synchronized measurements through COTS+custom-based design

IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)

Volumn 43, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 375-382

  Severino, R ^a   Gomes, R ^a   Alves, M ^a   Sousa, P ^a   Tovar, E ^a   Ramos, L F ^b   Aguilar, R ^b   Lourenco P B ^b  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER HARDWARE; HARDWARE; MACHINERY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; VEHICLE-TO-GRID; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS; CIVIL ENGINEERING STRUCTURES; COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; HISTORICAL BUILDINGS; INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY; INHERENT LIMITATIONS; SYNCHRONIZED MEASUREMENT; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK (WSNS);

STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING;

EID: 80051976963     PISSN: 14746670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3182/20100908-3-PT-3007.00084     Document Type: Conference Paper

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