Structural Health Monitoring
Technology behind the System
Fiber Bragg grating technology
A Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) is a type of distributed
Bragg reflector constructed in a short segment of
optical fiber that reflects particular wavelengths
of light and transmits all others.
CORE REFRACTIVE INDEX
Wide use in civil engineering and
geotechnical application monitoring
SHM + Civil Structures
Geo-technical monitoring Fundament stability monitoring Borehole deformation Mines, Dams, Buildings Tunnels, Bridges
Security
Cabinets, Manholes, Gates Fences, Perimeters
Energy
Wind & tidal energy structures Power plants High-temperature monitoring
Transportation
WIM (Vehicle in motion), vehicle detection and classification, railways, roads
Industry
Airframes, composite structures, wind tunnels, dynamic tests, oil and gas
R&D
Novel and undiscovered applications
Advantages of Fiber Optics
- High sensitivity and accuracy
- Monitoring of multiple sensors via a single optical fiber on one channel with up to 40 different sensors
- No installation of an expensive and complex sensor infrastructure on-site
- Long term field operation
- Immune to EMI/RFI
- Resistant to corrosion, chemicals, water, and lightning
- Long-distance remote monitoring
- Analysis & configuration SW
- Durability and reliability in demanding environments
- 24/7 Real-time monitoring
- Fully autonomous system
- Up to 640 FBG sensors monitored at 16 channels
- Scan frequency up to 11.000 samples/s
- SSH & web interface
- Manufactured in house
With the system
we can measure
✓ Intrusion
✓ Temperature
✓ Structural vibrations
✓ Vertical movement measurements
✓ Tilt
✓ Strain
✓ Pressure
✓ Elongation
✓ Displacement
Layout methods:
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SURFACE
SURFACE
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FBG sensors & detectors
✓ Tiltmeter
✓ Strain sensor
✓ Accelerometer
✓ Pressure sensor
✓ Intrusion sensor
✓ Temperature sensor
✓ Displacement sensor
✓ Asphalt road detector
Data processing
Web-based user interface
Perpetual license
Real-time data streaming
Features & Benefits
One platform 3rd party integration
AI deployment (Sophisticated algorithms with AI in some modules like advanced fingerprint pattern alarm settings).
Configuration & modules
Data Visualization
Local machine, virtual hardware, cloud
Depending on service and project size.
Predefined important metrics of thresholds.
All projects running in one platform reachable wherever you need it.
Default graphs with possible additional extensions based on specific customer demands.
Dynamical visualization for fast analyses and comparison between selected sensors over a given period.
