Design of wireless sensor network and its application for structural health monitoring of cable-stayed bridge

H.R. Lin, C.S. Chen, P.Y. Chen, F.J. Tsai, J.D. Huang, J.F. Li, C.T. Lin and W.J. Wu

Abstract

A low-cost wireless sensor network (WSN) solution with highly expandable super and simple nodes was developed. The super node was designed as a sensing unit as well as a receiving terminal with low energy consumption. The simple node was designed to serve as a cheaper alternative for large-scale deployment. A 12-bit ADC inputs and DAC outputs were reserved for sensor boards to ease the sensing integration. Vibration and thermal field tests of the Chi-Lu Bridge were conducted to evaluate the WSN

Key Words

wireless sensor network (WSN); ZigBee; structural health monitoring (SHM); Chi-Lu cable-stayed bridge.

Address

H.R. Lin: Institute of Applied Mechanics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan C.S. Chen: Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan P.Y. Chen: Department of Engineering Science and Ocean Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan F.J. Tsai and J.D. Huang: Institute of Applied Mechanics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan J.F. Li: Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan C.T. Lin: Graduate Institute of Electronics Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan W.J. Wu: Department of Engineering Science and Ocean Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

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