Wireless links between sensor-device control stations in long-span bridges

Fabio Casciati; Lucia Faravelli; Fausto Borghetti

doi:10.1117/12.482387

18 August 2003 Wireless links between sensor-device control stations in long-span bridges

Fabio Casciati, Lucia Faravelli, Fausto Borghetti

Proceedings Volume 5057, Smart Structures and Materials 2003: Smart Systems and Nondestructive Evaluation for Civil Infrastructures; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.482387
Event: Smart Structures and Materials, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Long span bridges are today conceived and designed in such a way that a control system assists their performance under extreme loading and/or exceptional conditions. Long span bridges see the hardware of such a control system made by sensors, control devices and controllers. In the control system architecture, it can be located in stations along the bridge. The problem is how to allow these stations to communicate each with the other. Classical wired links are quite inappropriate for both installation and maintenance drawbacks. This paper discusses the architecture and the implementation of a wireless link between two of these control stations.

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Fabio Casciati, Lucia Faravelli, and Fausto Borghetti "Wireless links between sensor-device control stations in long-span bridges", Proc. SPIE 5057, Smart Structures and Materials 2003: Smart Systems and Nondestructive Evaluation for Civil Infrastructures, (18 August 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.482387

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