MUMBAI, India, April 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621022904 A) filed by Rajarambapu Institute Of Technology, Walwa, Maharashtra, on Feb. 26, for 'bridge-integrated energy-autonomous structural health monitoring and adaptive safety control system.'
Inventor(s) include Prof. Juber M Mulla; Prof. Akshay M. Kulkarni; Dr. Santosh Patil; Mandar Abasaheb Bhingardeve; Omesh Chandrakant Pawar; and Abhishek Rama Shinde.
The application for the patent was published on April 17, under issue no. 16/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "This invention describes an energy-autonomous, artificial intelligence-driven structural health monitoring and adaptive safety control system for bridge infrastructure. The system integrates multi-modal crack detection using computer vision-based surface analysis, acoustic emission sensing for internal fracture identification, and distributed fiber-optic strain sensing for real-time deformation assessment. Fused sensor data is processed through predictive analytics to classify structural severity, forecast crack propagation, and estimate time-to-failure metrics. Based on graded risk levels, the system autonomously enforces graduated safety responses including dynamic traffic speed regulation and automated barricade deployment. Autonomous aerial inspection is initiated to supplement assessment under severe or ambiguous conditions. Continuous operation is sustained through vibration and micro-wind energy harvesting, enabling off-grid deployment. All structural data, predictive outputs, and safety events are transmitted to a cloud-based platform for real-time visualization, analytics, and maintenance planning. The invention enhances bridge safety, operational continuity, and lifecycle management through proactive, intelligence-driven infrastructure monitoring."
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