A mobile-agent based wireless sensing network for structural monitoring applications

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 2008 · Sensors Journal

OSTI ID:960922

Taylor, Stuart G ^[1]; Farinholt, Kevin M ^[1]; Figueiredo, Eloi ^[1]; Park, Gyuhae ^[1]; Farrar, Charles R ^[1]; Flynn, Eric B ^[2]; Mascarenas, David L ^[2]; Todd, Michael D ^[2]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory
2. UCSD

A new wireless sensing network paradigm is presented for structural monitoring applications. In this approach, both power and data interrogation commands are conveyed via a mobile agent that is sent to sensor nodes to perform intended interrogations, which can alleviate several limitations of the traditional sensing networks. Furthermore, the mobile agent provides computational power to make near real-time assessments on the structural conditions. This paper will discuss such prototype systems, which are used to interrogate impedance-based sensors for structural health monitoring applications. Our wireless sensor node is specifically designed to accept various energy sources, including wireless energy transmission, and to be wirelessly triggered on an as-needed basis by the mobile agent or other sensor nodes. The capabilities of this proposed sensing network paradigm are demonstrated in the laboratory and the field.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 960922
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-08-06545; LA-UR-08-6545
• Journal Information: Sensors Journal, Journal Name: Sensors Journal
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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