Research Article

Online Structural Health Monitoring and Parameter Estimation for Vibrating Active Cantilever Beams Using Low-Priced Microcontrollers

Table 2

Summary of estimated results (mean estimates at = 50–60 s).

NumberWeightDetected (Hz) (kg) (Nm−1) (Nsm−1) (NkV−1)

1 0 g 2.26 0.42 83.8 1.7 0.5
2 16 g 76.5 s 2.23 0.42 83.2 1.8 0.5
3 50 g 49.2 s 2.20 0.44 83.8 1.8 0.4
4 99 g 46.1 s 2.11 0.47 82.9 1.7 0.4
5 195 g 44.4 s 1.98 0.56 86.9 1.9 0.4
6 246 g 41.7 s 1.91 0.60 86.5 2.2 0.3
7 345 g 39.9 s 1.81 0.61 79.0 1.9 0.2