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SHIELD Your Equipment for Safety
Source: Sensors Express
When it comes to hauling heavy loads around, underbuilt equipment will likely break itself,
its cargo and its operator. On the other hand, overbuilt gear is expensive and a waste of
material. The same holds true of buildings, bridges, and other structures. But how do you get
accurate, real-time data on the way something is performing under variable load conditions?
SHIELD (Structural Health Integrated Electronic Life Determination) could be the answer.
Caterpillar®, MicroStrain®, Motorola®, and Native American Technologies (Golden, CO) have
formed a joint venture to investigate the use of wireless sensing neural networks as a way to
improve risk and failure management as well as structural efficiency. The three-year project
will develop and demonstrate prototype sensors and analysis technologies to determine in real
time the condition and remaining functional life of large pieces of equipment and/or
structures.
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