Redes inalámbricas ad hoc aplicadas a la monitorización de salud estructural en edificios

This paper presents an architecture based on wireless ad hoc networks for the structural health monitoring of buildings. The solution consists of a set of ten sensor nodes (accelerograph stations) as well as a main node or gateway. The communication among the devices was configured through a multi-hop topology. Furthermore, the gateway node incorporates an automatic event detection system where the sensor nodes upload the information of the seismic events to the cloud (Google Drive). This proposal contributes in the design and implementation of resilient communications systems on real scenarios. Regarding the network performance, several experiments were carried out in order to evaluate the throughput, RTT, and the time to transmit the data of events. Finally, results of a seismic event detected are presented which evidence the proper operation of the architecture proposed.