Intelligent Infrastructure
Professors:
Intelligent infrastructure has attached or built-in components that are able to collect and transmit information about the state of the infrastructure to a central computer, and in some cases receive back instructions which trigger controlling devices. It encompasses three key components (i) Smart Structures and materials consisting of sensors and actuators that are either embedded in, or attached to a structure, to form an integral part of the structure. The structure or material and its related components form a system that will react in a predicted manner and in a manner that emulates biological function (ii) The intelligent transportation system refers to a system which integrates all modes of the existing transportation systems that move people and goods; and encompasses the rapidly emerging intelligent transportation (sub)systems, products and services (iii) A SmartPipe that incorporates, at the time of manufacture, data transmission lines, instrumentation, and access ports for monitoring equipment".