SMooHS - Wireless monitoring system for cultural heritage buildings and structures
Challenge: WHY the innovation has been developed? What problem is addressed and why has not been not solved before?
Historic structures are often characterised by fine design but also precious building materials. Aggressive environmental conditions might trigger fast material deterioration processes, which need continuous monitoring to be addressed with the proper methods. However, most of these monitoring systems have limited data acquisition abilities and can just implement basic models for data analysis. Therefore, the real influence of the environment to the structure or the structural material is often unaccounted for.
Solution: WHAT the solution is about? HOW it goes beyond the state of the art?
The SMooHS project has developed wireless monitoring systems using new miniature sensor technologies for minimally invasive installation as well as smart data processing. The technology is easy to use and completely non-destructive, with only minor visual impact on the application surface. A large variety of sensors (relative humidity, temperature, TVOC, light, UV light, air velocity, material moisture, salt content, stress, strain, vibration, fine dust, etc.) are able to detect very diverse environmental influences and their effects in terms of deterioration and damage risk. Due to the implemented data pre-processing and the usage of real-data driven deterioration and material models identification of risks, suitable measures for preventive conservation can be taken more easily than before.
End-users and examples of uses: WHO will beneficiate/ is beneficiating from the solution? WHERE and HOW the solution has been adopted? How will impact people or end-users? Add as more as possible examples of market and society uptakes
The SMooHS technology has already been applied in several test-beds (i.e. Petra's stone monuments and The Blue Tower of Bad Wimpfen, Germany), monitoring different types of deterioration processes, among which salt/moisture-led decay. The system is already exploring market perspectives, especially for cultural heritage managers and specialists. Quality of indoor environments monitoring application is currently been explored.
References for more information (eg. website, social media)
Contacts:
Jürgen Frick (juergen.frick@mpa.uni-stuttgart.de)
Frank Lehmann (frank.lehmann@mpa.uni-stuttgart.de)
Markus Krüger (krueger@smartmote.de)
Application sectors:
- Historical sites
- Heritage-led urban regeneration and adaptive reuse
- Restoration and conservation of CH
- Environmental sustainability and energy efficiency
- Enabling digital technologies for CH
- Risk management
Objectives:
- Market/business development
- Supporting environment (Infrastructures, intermediaires, new business opportunities)
- Knowledge sharing and education
RRI Dimensions:
- Science Education
Communities:
- Advanced future technologies for heritage and arts
