Detection of Moving Load on Pavement Using Piezoelectric Sensors

Sensors

Kangxu Huang¹  He Zhang¹  Tao Xiang¹  Yinnan Zhang¹  Yuhui Zhou¹  Yangyang Zhang² 

[1] College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China;Faculty of Mechanical Engineer and Mechanics, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China;

关键词: PZT sensor;    load identification;    weigh-in-motion;   

DOI  :  10.3390/s20082366

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

More and more researches have been carried out recently on Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) technology for solving the traffic safety problems caused by overload. In this article, we aim to study the measurement accuracy of the WIM system. Based on the electromechanical theory and elastic half-space method, we establish a theoretical model of multi-layer structure to investigate the correlation between the output voltage of the piezoelectric sensor and the applied force. In addition, we performed cyclic and moving load experiments to verify the accuracy of the analytical calculations. The load magnitude identified by this theoretical model matched the experiments very well, which shows that this model is effective for the WIM system. In addition, we proved that the load frequency is an important factor affecting the measurement accuracy of the sensor, which further enables us to design more suitable sensors for certain use scenarios.

【 授权许可】

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