Developing an Ultra-Low Power Remote Infrastructure Monitoring System

This paper develops an infrastructure monitoring system to wirelessly monitor vibrations that may cause impairment to structures. A wireless sensor network comprised of a fusion center and four sensor nodes allows for data to be transmitted from the sensors to the Fusion Center (FC), stored on an SD card, and later uploaded to a server via Global System for Mobile Communication/ General Packet Radio Service (GSM/GPRS). Another option is to read live data straight to the computer from the FC using a LabVIEW graphical user interface. The FC is controlled by SMS from the user’s cellular phone, with the option of manual override. KeywordsWireless Sensor Network, Arduino, Piezoelectric Sensor, XBee Radio, Vibration Monitoring