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Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering)  2015, Vol. 16 Issue (6): 464-477    DOI: 10.1631/jzus.A1400363
Mechanical and Civil Engineering     
Optimal sensor placement for space modal identification of crane structures based on an improved harmony search algorithm
Hui Jin, Jie Xia, Ya-qiong Wang
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Engineering Mechanics & MOE Key Laboratory of Concrete and Prestressed Concrete Structures, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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Abstract  The problem of optimal sensor placement plays a key role in the success of structural health monitoring (SHM) systems. In this study, a new method is presented to investigate the optimization problem of sensor placement on gantry crane structures. The method is a combination of an improved harmony search (HS) algorithm and the modal assurance criterion (MAC). Firstly, we review previous studies on setting reasonable values for HS parameters that have the most impact on the result, and highlight the lack of general rules governing this aspect. Based on more efficient HS algorithms resulting from those studies, we apply our proposed technique to the optimization problem of sensor placement on gantry crane structures. The purpose of the optimization method is to select the optimal sensor locations on gantry crane girders to establish a sensor network for an SHM system. Our results show that the HS algorithm is a powerful search and optimization technique that can lead to a better solution to the problem of engineering optimization. The mode of a crane structure could be identified more easily when different mode shape orientations are considered comprehensively.

Key words： Harmony search (HS) algorithm      Optimal sensor placement      Gantry crane      Modal assurance criterion (MAC)      Structural health monitoring (SHM)     
Received: 22 December 2014      Published: 04 June 2015
CLC:  TU391  
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Hui Jin, Jie Xia, Ya-qiong Wang. Optimal sensor placement for space modal identification of crane structures based on an improved harmony search algorithm. Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering), 2015, 16(6): 464-477.

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