Overview of Bridge Health Monitoring
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paper_title: Operational Modal Identification of Suspension Bridge Based on Structural Health Monitoring System

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An output-only modal identification method by a combination use of the peak-picking method and the cross spectrum methods are presented. Meanwhile, a novel mode shape optimum method of the deck is proposed. The methods are applied to the operational modal identification system of the Runyang Suspension Bridge, which can be used to obtain the modal parameters of the bridge from out-only data sets collected by its structural health monitoring system (SHMS). As an example, the vibration response data of the deck, cable and tower recorded during typhoon Matsa excitation are used to illustrate the program application. Some of the modal frequencies observed from deck vibration responses are also found in the vibration responses of the cable and the tower. The results show that some modal shapes of the deck are strongly coupled with the cable and the tower. By comparing the identification results from the operational modal system with those from field measurements, a good agreement between them is achieved, but some modal frequencies identified from the operational modal identification system (OMIS), such as L1 and L2, obviously decrease compared with those from the field measurements.
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paper_title: An adaptive data processing technique for lidar-assisted control to bridge the gap between lidar systems and wind turbines

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This paper presents first steps toward an adaptive lidar data processing technique crucial for lidar-assisted control in wind turbines. The prediction time and the quality of the wind preview from lidar measurements depend on several factors and are not constant. If the data processing is not continually adjusted, the benefit of lidar-assisted control cannot be fully exploited, or can even result in harmful control action. An online analysis of the lidar and turbine data are necessary to continually reassess the prediction time and lidar data quality. In this work, a structured process to develop an analysis tool for the prediction time and a new hardware setup for lidar-assisted control are presented. The tool consists of an online estimation of the rotor effective wind speed from lidar and turbine data and the implementation of an online cross correlation to determine the time shift between both signals. Further, initial results from an ongoing campaign in which this system was employed for providing lidar preview for feed-forward pitch control are presented.
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paper_title: Distributed Piezoelectric Element Method for Vibration Control of Smart Plates

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A new method for active control of plates is presented that includes methods for designing piezoelectric modal sensors and modal actuators. The piezoelectric modal sensor and modal actuator are designed by cutting all of the piezoelectric layers into several independent elements. The modal coordinates and the modal velocities can be obtained from the charges and currents generated by the sensor elements, and the modal actuator is designed by modulating the spatial distribution of voltage applied on the piezoelectric actuator. A scheme for modal control of smart plates is given. Moreover, improvement of the controllabilty of the plates due to segmentation actuator lamina is discussed.
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paper_title: A modal test design strategy for model correlation

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When a modal test is to be performed for purposes of correlation with a finite element model, one needs to design the test so that the resulting measurements will provide the data needed for the correlation. There are numerous issues to consider in the design of a modal test; two important ones are the number and location of response sensors, and the number, location, and orientation of input excitation. From a model correlation perspective, one would like to select the response locations to allow a definitive, one-to-one correspondence between the measured modes and the predicted modes. Further, the excitation must be designed to excite all the modes of interest at a sufficiently high level so that the modal estimation algorithms can accurately extract the modal parameters. In this paper these two issues are examined in the context of model correlation with methodologies presented for obtaining an experiment design.
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Title: Overview of Bridge Health Monitoring

Section 1: INTRODUCTION
Description 1: Introduce the importance of bridge health monitoring and its impact on road safety, economic and social benefits, and the inefficiency of traditional detection methods.

Section 2: The Sensor Subsystem
Description 2: Discuss the optimization of sensor placement for effective data collection, including the balance between reliability and economy, and methods for optimizing sensor layout.

Section 3: The Data Acquisition and Transmission Subsystem
Description 3: Describe the process of data acquisition, including the importance of signal sampling frequency, preprocessing strategies, and the implementation of wireless sensor networks.

Section 4: The Data Processing and Control Subsystem
Description 4: Explain how collected data is processed to monitor bridge health, identify damage, and evaluate structural performance using various analytical techniques.

Section 5: CONCLUSIONS
Description 5: Summarize the current state of bridge health monitoring research, highlighting existing problems and the need for advancements in evaluation indicators, sensor development, and a comprehensive understanding of bridge behavior.