TY - GEN
T1 - Self-powered sensory nerve system for civil structures using hybrid forisome actuators
AU - Shoureshi, Rahmat A.
AU - Shen, Amy
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - In order to provide a true distributed sensor and control system for civil structures, we have developed a Structural Nervous System that mimics key attributes of a human nervous system. This nervous system is made up of building blocks that are designed based on mechanoreceptors as a fundamentally new approach for the development of a structural health monitoring and diagnostic system that utilizes the recently discovered plant-protein forisomes, a novel non-living biological material capable of sensing and actuation. In particular, our research has been focused on producing a sensory nervous system for civil structures by using forisomes as the mechanoreceptors, nerve fibers, neuronal pools, and spinocervical tract to the nodal and central processing units. This paper will present up to date results of our research, including the design and analysis of the structural nervous system.
AB - In order to provide a true distributed sensor and control system for civil structures, we have developed a Structural Nervous System that mimics key attributes of a human nervous system. This nervous system is made up of building blocks that are designed based on mechanoreceptors as a fundamentally new approach for the development of a structural health monitoring and diagnostic system that utilizes the recently discovered plant-protein forisomes, a novel non-living biological material capable of sensing and actuation. In particular, our research has been focused on producing a sensory nervous system for civil structures by using forisomes as the mechanoreceptors, nerve fibers, neuronal pools, and spinocervical tract to the nodal and central processing units. This paper will present up to date results of our research, including the design and analysis of the structural nervous system.
KW - Forisomes
KW - Self-Powered Monitoring System
KW - Structural Nervous System
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U2 - 10.1117/12.660203
DO - 10.1117/12.660203
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33745947251
SN - 0819462276
SN - 9780819462275
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
BT - Smart Structures and Materials 2006 - Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems
T2 - Smart Structures and Materials 2006 - Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems
Y2 - 27 February 2006 through 2 March 2006
ER -