Abstract:
In recent decades, SHM research has used field deployments and signal processing that transform decisions of engineers and/or stakeholders. In this context, decision-makers are in general using data collected in the field remotely, and sometimes processed by others, in the cloud, or using computer models. If users or managers would be able to access structural data related to safety or damage in the field directly, they could transform decisions in real-time. This presentation summarizes new work on SHM decisions exploring the concept of new human-machine interfaces associated with structural dynamics. This presentation summarizes work in the area of human-in-the-loop with application on real-time computer vision, robot enabled access to structural inspections, and new UAV structural inspection frameworks with practical applications in the field.
Bio:
Dr. Fernando Moreu, PE is an Associate Professor in structural engineering at the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) at the University of New Mexico (UNM) at Albuquerque, NM. He holds courtesy appointments in the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Computer Science at UNM. He is the founder and director of the Smart Management of Infrastructure Laboratory (SMILab) at UNM. His industry experience includes ESCA Consultants, Inc. for over ten years, with experience in the design and construction of over thirty bridges in seven states in the US. His research interests include structural dynamics, structural health monitoring, wireless smart sensor networks, augmented reality, unmanned aerial systems, human-machine interfaces, and aerospace structures design, monitoring, and reusability. He received his MS and PhD degrees in structural engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2005 and 2015, respectively)