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An Integrated MATLAB Toolbox for Optimal Sensor Placement Based on Multiple Optimization Strategies

T. H. YI, H. N. LI,, M. GU

Abstract


Careful selection and placement of sensors are the critical issue in the construction and implementation of an effective structural health monitoring (SHM) system. A hybrid method termed the optimal sensor placement strategy (OSPS) based on the multiple optimization methods is proposed in this paper. Taking the scientific calculation software MATLAB as a platform, an OSPS toolbox, which is working as a black box, is developed based on the command-line compiling and GUI-aided graphical interface design. The characteristic and operation method of the toolbox are introduced in detail and the scheme selection of the OSP is carried out on the world tallest TV tower - Canton Tower based on the developed toolbox. The results indicate that the proposed method is effective and the software package has friendly interface, plenty of functions, good expansibility and is easy to operate, which can be easily applied in practical engineering.

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