MUMBAI, India, Feb. 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641007480 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, on Jan. 26, for 'a predictive structural health monitoring system using micro-strain and vibration analysis.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Santhi K; Mohammed Kaif K; Gowtham S; and Pravin G.
The application for the patent was published on Feb. 13, under issue no. 07/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a predictive structural health monitoring system (200) and method (100) for monitoring the structural integrity of civil and structural infrastructure. The system comprises at least one sensing unit configured to measure strain and vibration response of a structural element, a processing unit operatively coupled to the sensing unit, and a long-range wireless communication unit. The processing unit is configured to perform edge-level thermal compensation to separate mechanical strain from temperature-induced strain, identify residual micro-strain indicative of plastic deformation, and detect stiffness degradation based on drift in a natural vibration frequency. Structural fatigue is confirmed only upon concurrent detection of residual micro-strain and stiffness degradation, and only validated fatigue information is transmitted for predictive assessment of structural integrity. The invention enables early detection of structural fatigue prior to visible damage and supports low-power, long-term deployment in reinforced concrete environments."
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