Development of 5-DOF relative-story displacement sensor for structural health monitoring

Iwao Matsuya*, Ryuta Katamura, Miroku Iba, Hideaki Kondo, Kiyoshi Kanekawa, Tomohiko Hatada, Yoshihiro Nitta, Takashi Tanii, Shuichi Shoji, Akira Nishitani, Iwao Ohdomari

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Abstract

We have developed a novel relative-story displacement sensor for structural health monitoring which is capable of measuring the 5-DOF movement of building layers. Three pairs of infrared-light emitting diode arrays and position sensitive detector units were used for simultaneously measuring the relative displacement, the local inclination angle, and the torsion angle between two adjacent layers. For verification, laboratory tests were carried out using a shaking table, a motorized micrometer, and a rotation stage. In the static experiment, it is verified that the local inclination angle and the torsion angle can be measured as well as the relative-story displacement using the sensor system. The resolution of the sensor system in the displacement measurement, that in the inclination angle measurement, and that in the torsion angle measurement were evaluated to be 0.10 mm, 34.4 μrad, and 14.6 μrad, respectively. In the dynamic response experiment, the accuracy of the sensor system was experimentally evaluated to be 0.20 mm in the relative-displacement measurement, 110 μrad in the inclination angle measurement, and 90 μrad in the torsion angle measurement, respectively. These results indicate that the developed sensor system has a sufficient accuracy for structural health monitoring.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1451-1459
Number of pages9
JournalNihon Kikai Gakkai Ronbunshu, C Hen/Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Part C
Volume78
Issue number789
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 5-DOF Measurement
  • Local Deformation
  • PSD
  • Position Sensitive Detector
  • Relative-Story Displacement
  • Structural Health Monitoring

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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