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Portable Ambient Vibration Monitoring System

2023 • Pristina • Kosovo , ,

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Challenge

Provide a portable, easy-to-use vibration monitoring system capable of measuring ambient structural response without artificial excitation, while also serving as an educational tool for students and a research-grade platform for faculty.

Solution

The deployment was based on the xDAS Ambient system, consisting of:

  • 8 xWave Ambient triaxial accelerometers (32-bit, 0.7 µg/√Hz) for high-sensitivity vibration monitoring.
  • xPlorer Ambient with Voyager software as the central acquisition and processing module.
  • Carry Box, making the system fully portable and battery-operated, suitable for both laboratory and field applications.

This configuration enables the measurement of ambient vibrations under natural operating conditions, supporting a wide range of academic and engineering applications.

Outcomes

The collected datasets are processed with the Observer software suite, applying Operational Modal Analysis (OMA) to extract modal properties such as natural frequencies, damping ratios, and mode shapes. This deployment enables the University to:

  • Advance academic research and applied engineering studies.
  • Conduct structural inspections and validations with reliable datasets.
  • Provide students with hands-on training in modern SHM technologies.

Build a long-term research dataset that supports both scientific work and infrastructure safety initiatives.

Tech Stack

xPlorer AmbientxWave AmbientxNet AmbientCarry BoxVoyagerObserver

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