1. CiNetStrain - Wireless Strain Gauge Network - Calibration and Reliability Measurements
- Author
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Ismo Hakala, Timo Hongell, and Jukka Ihalainen
- Subjects
Reliability (semiconductor) ,Strain (chemistry) ,business.industry ,Computer science ,ComputingMilieux_PERSONALCOMPUTING ,Electronic engineering ,Calibration ,Wireless ,Energy consumption ,business ,Wireless sensor network ,Strain gauge ,ComputingMethodologies_COMPUTERGRAPHICS - Abstract
Wireless sensor networks can be extended to include numerous different sensing devices. Strain gauges are the most common nondestructive sensing elements for measuring surface strain. This paper discusses the design, for the wireless CiNet network, of a strain gauge measurement system, which would make strain measurements more flexible while opening new targets of application in addition to those that traditional wired strain measuring systems can offer. The calibration and validation of the wireless strain measurements as well as energy consumption issues are also brought under observation.
- Published
- 2013