Low-Cost Impact Detection and Location for Automated Inspections of 3D Metallic Based Structures
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Detection and Location of an Impact
2.1. Location of an Impact on a Single Bar
2.2. Locating an Impact on a 3D Structure
3. Experimental Setup
Bar Number | From Node | To Node | Nominal Distance | Steel Profile |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 1263 | 0.695 m | HEB 140 |
21 | 1263 | 12 | 1.360 m | HEB 130 |
22 | 12 | 2 | 0.695 m | HEB 130 |
31 | 1263 | 13 | 1.845 m | HEB 140 |
32 | 13 | 34 | 1.660 m | HEB 140 |
33 | 34 | 4563 | 1.845 m | HEB 140 |
4 | 4 | 4563 | 0.695 m | HEB 140 |
51 | 4563 | 45 | 1.360 m | HEB 130 |
52 | 45 | 5 | 0.695 m | HEB 130 |
6 | 1263 | 4563 | 1.660 m | HEB 160 |
4. Results
4.1. First Impact: Impact on P_1
4.2. Second Impact: Impact on P_2
4.3. Third Impact: Impact on
4.4. Impact on
4.5. Impact on
4.6. Impact on
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Morón, C.; Portilla, M.P.; Somolinos, J.A.; Morales, R. Low-Cost Impact Detection and Location for Automated Inspections of 3D Metallic Based Structures. Sensors 2015, 15, 12651-12667. https://doi.org/10.3390/s150612651
Morón C, Portilla MP, Somolinos JA, Morales R. Low-Cost Impact Detection and Location for Automated Inspections of 3D Metallic Based Structures. Sensors. 2015; 15(6):12651-12667. https://doi.org/10.3390/s150612651
Chicago/Turabian StyleMorón, Carlos, Marina P. Portilla, José A. Somolinos, and Rafael Morales. 2015. "Low-Cost Impact Detection and Location for Automated Inspections of 3D Metallic Based Structures" Sensors 15, no. 6: 12651-12667. https://doi.org/10.3390/s150612651