US 11,940,339 B2
Embedded structural health monitoring systems for building structures created by additive processes
Aleksei Dubov, Moscow (RU)
Assigned to Mighty Buildings, Inc., Oakland, CA (US)
Filed by Mighty Buildings, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/129,884.
Prior Publication US 2022/0196491 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. G01L 1/20 (2006.01); G01L 1/22 (2006.01); G01L 5/16 (2020.01)
CPC G01L 1/205 (2013.01) [G01L 1/22 (2013.01); G01L 5/16 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A structural health monitoring system configured to monitor the structural health of a residential or commercial building component, comprising:
an orientation sensing subsystem including an orientation data processor coupled to a plurality of orientation sensors and an orientation subsystem interface, wherein the plurality of orientation sensors is located at and collect orientation data from a first set of strategic locations on a residential or commercial building component formed by a three-dimensional printing process;
a strain sensing subsystem including a strain data processor coupled to a plurality of strain gauges and a strain subsystem interface, wherein the plurality of strain gauges is located at and collect strain data from a second set of strategic locations on the building component;
an environmental subsystem including an environmental data processor coupled to one or more environmental sensors and an environmental subsystem interface, wherein the one or more environmental sensors collect humidity and temperature data at the building component;
one or more tensometers located at and providing tensile data regarding material deformations at a third set of strategic locations on the building component, wherein the first set of strategic locations, the second set of strategic locations, and the third set of strategic locations are determined using a simulation engine configured to determine likely structural failure locations of the building component by modeling the three-dimensional geometry and material properties of the building component and simulating results from the application of various loads on the building component; and
a local central processor located at or proximate the building component and coupled to the orientation subsystem interface, the strain subsystem interface, the environmental subsystem interface, and the one or more tensometers, wherein the local central processor is configured to receive data from the orientation data processor, the strain data processor, the environmental data processor, and the one or more tensometers, filter the received data, arrange the filtered data into a format for data analysis, and provide the formatted data to a remotely located processing system for data analysis regarding issues relating to structural failure of the building component, structural changes of the building component, and/or the three-dimensional printed nature of the building component, and wherein the structural health monitoring system is configured to monitor and track structural changes of the building component during production of the building component, while the building component is being transported to a building location, and after final installation of the building component.