Distributed data processing in a telemetric system for monitoring civil engineering constructions

Author

Iraqi, Ali ; Morawski, Roman Z. ; Barwicz, Andrzej ; Bock, Wojtek J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Quebec Univ., Trois-Rivieres, Que., Canada

Volume

48

Issue

3

fYear

1999

fDate

6/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

773

Lastpage

777

Abstract

The selected aspects of design methodology of a telemetric system for monitoring civil engineering constructions-using fiber-optic strain sensors-are considered. Particular attention is paid to the design decisions concerning the choice of a method for sensor calibration and measurand reconstruction, resulting requirements for computing power and their consequence on the distribution of data processing in the considered telemetric system. The results of this study may be applied for designing a specific telemetric system with fiber-optic sensors of strain

Keywords

array signal processing; calibration; civil engineering computing; computerised monitoring; condition monitoring; distributed processing; fibre optic sensors; radio links; radiotelemetry; strain sensors; telecommunication computing; RF link; civil engineering constructions monitoring; computer based central control unit; computing power requirements; condition monitoring; design methodology; distributed data processing; fiber-optic strain sensors; measurand reconstruction; sensor calibration; sensor signal processing; telecommunication link; telemetric system; Calibration; Capacitive sensors; Civil engineering; Data processing; Design methodology; Monitoring; Optical fiber sensors; Power measurement; Sensor systems; Telemetry;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9456

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/19.772220

Filename

772220