Reliability Assessment of Wireless Sensor Networks by Strain-Based Region Analysis for Redundancy Estimation in Measurements on the Example of an Aircraft Wing Box

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  • Sören Meyer zu Westerhausen
  • Gurubaran Raveendran
  • Thorben Hendrik Lauth
  • Ole Meyer
  • Daniel Rosemann
  • Max Leo Wawer
  • Timo Stauß
  • Johanna Wurst
  • Roland Lachmayer
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer4107
Seitenumfang26
FachzeitschriftSensors
Jahrgang24
Ausgabenummer13
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 24 Juni 2024

Abstract

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are attracting increasing research interest due to their ability to monitor large areas independently. Their reliability is a crucial issue, as it is influenced by hardware, data, and energy-related factors such as loading conditions, signal attenuation, and battery lifetime. Proper selection of sensor node positions is essential to maximise system reliability during the development of products equipped with WSNs. For this purpose, this paper presents an approach to estimate WSN system reliability during the development phase based on the analysis of measurements, using strain measurements in finite element (FE) models as an example. The approach involves dividing the part under consideration into regions with similar strains using a region growing algorithm (RGA). The WSN configuration is then analysed for reliability based on data paths and measurement redundancy resulting from the sensor positions in the identified measuring regions. This methodology was tested on an exemplary WSN configuration at an aircraft wing box under bending load and found to effectively estimate the hardware perspective on system reliability. Therefore, the methodology and algorithm show potential for optimising sensor node positions to achieve better reliability results.

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Reliability Assessment of Wireless Sensor Networks by Strain-Based Region Analysis for Redundancy Estimation in Measurements on the Example of an Aircraft Wing Box. / Meyer zu Westerhausen, Sören; Raveendran, Gurubaran; Lauth, Thorben Hendrik et al.
in: Sensors, Jahrgang 24, Nr. 13, 4107, 24.06.2024.

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Meyer zu Westerhausen, S, Raveendran, G, Lauth, TH, Meyer, O, Rosemann, D, Wawer, ML, Stauß, T, Wurst, J & Lachmayer, R 2024, 'Reliability Assessment of Wireless Sensor Networks by Strain-Based Region Analysis for Redundancy Estimation in Measurements on the Example of an Aircraft Wing Box', Sensors, Jg. 24, Nr. 13, 4107. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24134107
Meyer zu Westerhausen, S., Raveendran, G., Lauth, T. H., Meyer, O., Rosemann, D., Wawer, M. L., Stauß, T., Wurst, J., & Lachmayer, R. (2024). Reliability Assessment of Wireless Sensor Networks by Strain-Based Region Analysis for Redundancy Estimation in Measurements on the Example of an Aircraft Wing Box. Sensors, 24(13), Artikel 4107. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24134107
Meyer zu Westerhausen S, Raveendran G, Lauth TH, Meyer O, Rosemann D, Wawer ML et al. Reliability Assessment of Wireless Sensor Networks by Strain-Based Region Analysis for Redundancy Estimation in Measurements on the Example of an Aircraft Wing Box. Sensors. 2024 Jun 24;24(13):4107. doi: 10.3390/s24134107
Meyer zu Westerhausen, Sören ; Raveendran, Gurubaran ; Lauth, Thorben Hendrik et al. / Reliability Assessment of Wireless Sensor Networks by Strain-Based Region Analysis for Redundancy Estimation in Measurements on the Example of an Aircraft Wing Box. in: Sensors. 2024 ; Jahrgang 24, Nr. 13.
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