Time synchronization algorithms for wireless monitoring system

Ying Lei; Anne S. Kiremidjian; K. K. Nair; Jerome Peter Lynch; Kincho H. Law

doi:10.1117/12.482771

18 August 2003 Time synchronization algorithms for wireless monitoring system

Ying Lei, Anne S. Kiremidjian, K. K. Nair, Jerome Peter Lynch, Kincho H. Law

Proceedings Volume 5057, Smart Structures and Materials 2003: Smart Systems and Nondestructive Evaluation for Civil Infrastructures; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.482771
Event: Smart Structures and Materials, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Wireless health monitoring schemes are innovative techniques, which effectively remove the disadvantages associated with current wire-based sensing systems, i.e., high installation and upkeep costs. However, recorded data sets may have relative time-delays due to the blockage of sensors or inherent internal clock errors. In this paper, two algorithms are proposed for the synchronization of the recorded asynchronous data measured from sensing units of a wireless monitoring system. In the first algorithm, the input signal to a structure is measured. Time-delay between an output measurement and the input is identified based on the minimization of errors of the ARX (auto-regressive model with exogenous input) models for the input-output pair recordings. The second algorithm is applicable when a structure is subject to ambient excitation and only output measurements are available. ARMAV (auto-regressive moving average vector) models are constructed from two output signals and the time-delay between them is evaluated based on the minimization of errors of the ARMAV models. The proposed algorithms are verified by simulation data and recorded seismic response data from multi-story buildings.

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Ying Lei, Anne S. Kiremidjian, K. K. Nair, Jerome Peter Lynch, and Kincho H. Law "Time synchronization algorithms for wireless monitoring system", Proc. SPIE 5057, Smart Structures and Materials 2003: Smart Systems and Nondestructive Evaluation for Civil Infrastructures, (18 August 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.482771

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