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Bluetooth Low PowerModes Applied to the Data Transportation Network in Home Automation Systems
(MDPI, 2017-05)
Even though home automation is a well-known research and development area, recent technological improvements in different areas such as context recognition, sensing, wireless communications or embedded systems have boosted ...
Low Power Multi-Hop Networking Analysis in Intelligent Environments
(MDPI, 2017-05)
Intelligent systems are driven by the latest technological advances in many different areas such as sensing, embedded systems, wireless communications or context recognition. This paper focuses on some of those areas. ...
Proof of Concept of Impact Detection in Composites Using Fiber Bragg Grating Arrays
(MDPI, 2013-09)
Impact detection in aeronautical structures allows predicting their future reliability and performance. An impact can produce microscopic fissures that could evolve into fractures or even the total collapse of the structure, ...
Structural Health Monitoring Using Ultrasonic Guided-Waves and the Degree of Health Index
(MDPI, 2021-02-02)
This paper proposes a new damage index named degree of health (DoH) to efficiently tackle structural damage monitoring in real-time. As a key contribution, the proposed index relies on a pattern matching methodology that ...
An Empirical Study on Transmission Beamforming for Ultrasonic Guided-Wave Based Structural Health Monitoring
(MDPI, 2020-03-06)
The development of reliable structural health monitoring techniques is enabling a healthy transition from preventive to condition-based maintenance, hence leading to safer and more efficient operation of different industries. ...
Ultrasonic Guided Wave Testing on Cross-Ply Composite Laminate: An Empirical Study
(MDPI, 2020-09-16)
Structural health monitoring comprises a set of techniques to detect defects appearing in structures. One of the most viable techniques is based on the guided ultrasonic wave test (UGWT), which consists of emitting waves ...
An Architecture for On-Line Measurement of the Tip Clearance and Time of Arrival of a Bladed Disk of an Aircraft Engine
(MDPI, 2017-10)
Safety and performance of the turbo-engine in an aircraft is directly affected by the health of its blades. In recent years, several improvements to the sensors have taken place to monitor the blades in a non-intrusive ...
Methodology for Detecting Progressive Damage in Structures Using Ultrasound-Guided Waves
(MDPI, 2022-02-21)
Damage detection in structural health monitoring of metallic or composite structures depends on several factors, including the sensor technology and the type of defect that is under the spotlight. Commercial devices generally ...
Photovoltaic Modules Transient Response Analysis and Correction Under a Fast Characterization System
(Elsevier, 2021-06)
Failures of single photovoltaic (PV) modules lead to significant power losses in large PV systems. Individual and periodic monitoring of each PV module is a powerful way to detect these losses. Recently, a novel monitoring ...
Ultrasound-based structural health monitoring methodology employing active and passive techniques
(Elsevier, 2023-04)
Currently, structures are examined during manufacturing by means of Non Destructive Tests (NDT), but there is an increasing interest in monitoring its integrity over its whole life cycle by using Structural Health Monitoring ...