Fast vision-based wave height measurement for dynamic characterization of tuned liquid column dampers

Abstract In this study, a novel and rapid vision-based sensing strategy is developed exclusively for dynamic wave height measurement of tuned liquid column dampers (TLCDs). The image processing algorithm of the vision-based sensing method simply counts white pixels in a binary image and thus expedites the vision-based wave height measurement. In addition to the experimental achievement, a practical methodology of dynamic characterization for the TLCDs is proposed combining linearized equations for the TLCDs and experimental data measured. An experimental characterization of dynamic behaviors and damping properties of the TLCDs is undertaken utilizing the vision-based sensing developed.

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