Patent ID: 7558701
Filing Date: 2009-07-07
Classification: G01M,G05B

Abstract:
1. A multi-node sensor system to monitor the structural, health of a structure, the system comprising: a structure to be monitored having a body; a plurality of separate and spaced apart wireless health monitoring sensor nodes each connected to or embedded within the body of the structure to monitor data related to parameters of a portion of the body of the structure, each node having a sensor element positioned to sense parameters of a respective portion of the body of the structure to define sensed parameters, a processor coupled to the sensor element to receive sensed parameters to define raw sensor data, and memory coupled tothe processorto store operating instructions therein; a data collector having a wireless receiver positioned to collect data individually from each separate one of the plurality of health monitoring sensor nodes over a wireless communication medium; and parameter processing program product separately stored in the memory of each of the plurality of health monitoring sensor nodes and including instructions that when executed by the respective processor performs the operations of: