California Institute of Technology

Thomas H Heaton

Sergio Pellegrino

Swaminathan Krishnan

Shervin Larigani Taghavi

An electro-optical device capable of identifying a target in the time series of the images so as to measure motion of a civil structure, such as a bridge, in response to forces (such as the weight of a vehicle traversing the bridge).

Autonomous electro-optical system to monitor in real-time the full spatial motion (rotation and displacement) of civil structures

Deployable units and systems made of deployable units are described. The units have a retractable brace transitioning from a retracted condition to a deployed condition through a gravity driven movement, a latching arrangement contacting the brace and keeping the brace in position when the brace is in the deployed condition, and a guiding arrangement to guide the movement of the brace. The systems comprise plural deployable units to be arranged in a building structure, each unit to be located in a respective bay per story space of the building structure.

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Pasadena, CA, United States of America

Thomas H Heaton