Dr. H. Felix Wu Profile

Dr. H. Felix Wu

Technology Manager at US Department of Energy

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Co-Chair | Editor | Author

Area of Expertise:

Advanced materials , Advanced manufacturing , Materials science and engineering , Civil infrastructure , NDE/SHM , Vehicle technologies

Websites:

Company Website

Proceedings Article | 1 April 2019 Presentation + Paper

Bayesian estimation of defect patterns in composite materials using through-thickness dielectric measurements

Mushuang Liu, Yan Wan, Vamsee Vadlamudi, Frank Lewis, Kenneth Reifsnider, H. Felix Wu

Proceedings Volume 10971, 109710Z (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2514647

KEYWORDS: Dielectrics, Composites, Dielectric polarization, Statistical analysis, Polarization, Defect detection

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Proceedings Article | 19 April 2017 Presentation + Paper

Design and implementation of a remote UAV-based mobile health monitoring system

Songwei Li, Yan Wan, Shengli Fu, Mushuang Liu, H. Felix Wu

Proceedings Volume 10169, 101690A (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2257550

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Antennas, Optical spheres, Video, Global Positioning System, Unmanned aerial vehicles, Telecommunications, Detection and tracking algorithms, Imaging systems, Target detection, Wireless communications, Image processing

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 2015 Paper

Development of a low-cost cableless geophone and its application in a micro-seismic survey at an abandoned underground coal mine

Kaoshan Dai, Xiaofeng Li, Chuan Lu, Qingyu You, Zhenhua Huang, H. Felix Wu

Proceedings Volume 9437, 94371I (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2085486

KEYWORDS: Mining, Receivers, Wireless communications, Civil engineering, Prototyping, Clocks, Amplifiers, Structural health monitoring, Real-time computing, Analog electronics

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2014 Paper

Evaluating road surface conditions using dynamic tire pressure sensor

Yubo Zhao, H. Felix Wu, J. Gregory McDaniel, Ming Wang

Proceedings Volume 9063, 90630J (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2045902

KEYWORDS: Roads, IRIS Consortium, Sensors, Time metrology, Signal generators

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2014 Paper

A new vision of the post-NIST civil infrastructure program: the challenges of next-generation construction materials and processes

H. Felix Wu, Yan Wan

Proceedings Volume 9063, 90630I (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2046318

KEYWORDS: Materials processing, Data acquisition, Safety, Energy efficiency, Inspection, Defect detection, Roads

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Our nation’s infrastructural systems are crumbling. The deteriorating process grows over time. The physical aging of these vital facilities and the remediation of their current critical state pose a key societal challenge to the United States. Current sensing technologies, while well developed in controlled laboratory environments, have not yet yielded tools for producing real-time, in-situ data that are adequately comprehensible for infrastructure decision-makers. The need for advanced sensing technologies is national because every municipality and state in the nation faces infrastructure management challenges. The need is critical because portions of infrastructure are reaching the end of their life-spans and there are few cost-effective means to monitor infrastructure integrity and to prioritize the renovation and replacement of infrastructure elements. New advanced sensing technologies that produce cost-effective inspection and real-time monitoring data, and that can also help or aid in meaningful interpretation of the acquired data, therefore will enhance the safety in regard to the public on structural integrity by issuing timely and accurate alert data for effective maintenance to avoid disasters happening. New advanced sensing technologies also allow more informed management of infrastructural investments by avoiding premature replacement of infrastructure and identifying those structures in need of immediate action to prevent from catastrophic failure. Infrastructure management requires that once a structural defect is detected, an economical and efficient repair be made. Advancing the technologies of repairing infrastructure elements in contact with water, road salt, and subjected to thermal changes requires innovative research to significantly extend the service life of repairs, lower the costs of repairs, and provide repair technologies that are suitable for a wide range of conditions. All these new technologies will provide increased lifetimes, security, and safety of elements of critical infrastructure for the Nation’s already deteriorating civil infrastructure. It is envisioned that the Nation should look far beyond: not only should we efficiently and effectively address current problems of the aging infrastructure, but we must also further develop next-generation construction materials and processes for new construction. To accomplish this ambitious goal, we must include process efficiency that will help select the most reliable and cost-effective materials in construction processes; performance and cost will be the prime consideration for selections construction materials based on life-cycle cost and materials performance; energy efficiency will drive reduced energy consumption from current levels by 50 % per unit of output; and environmental responsiveness will achieve net-zero waste from construction materials and its constituents. Should it be successfully implemented, we will transform the current 21^st century infrastructure systems to enable the vital functioning of society and improve competitiveness of the economy to ensure that our quality of life remains high.

Proceedings Article | 16 April 2013 Paper

Preliminary study of matching pursuit for extracting GPR rebar reflections

Xiangmin Wei, Ying Zhang, H. Felix Wu

Proceedings Volume 8694, 86940L (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2012012

KEYWORDS: Associative arrays, General packet radio service, Chemical species, Signal to noise ratio, Interference (communication), Reflection, Wavefronts, Ground penetrating radar, Scattering, Bridges

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Proceedings Article | 16 April 2013 Paper

Wideband subsurface radar for bridge structural health monitoring and nondestructive evaluation

Tzuyang Yu, Che-Fu Su, Chieh-Ping Lai, H. Felix Wu

Proceedings Volume 8694, 86940I (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2010120

KEYWORDS: Radar, Synthetic aperture radar, Bridges, Inspection, Radar imaging, Imaging systems, Nondestructive evaluation, Sensors, Signal attenuation, Microwave radiation

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Proceedings Article | 16 April 2013 Paper

Full-scale testing of civil structures using wireless sensing technologies

Zhenhua Huang, H. Felix Wu

Proceedings Volume 8694, 86941M (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2011208

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Bridges, Structural health monitoring, Smart sensors, Data communications, Sensor networks, Structural engineering, Wireless communications, Prototyping, Civil engineering

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Performing full-scale structural testing is an important methodology for researchers and engineers in civil engineering industry. The full-scale testing helps the researchers understand civil structure’s loading scenarios, behaviors, and health conditions. It helps engineers verify, polish, and simplify the structural design and analysis theories. To conduct a fullscale structural testing, sensors are used for data acquisitions. Structural researchers and engineers use sensors to record various physical parameters of civil structure and to convert these parameters to analog or digital signals. The physical parameters most often used to depict the property, behavior, or health condition of civil structure include accelerations, velocities, displacements, positions, strains, and forces. In addition, temperatures, pressures, sound, flow rates, viscosities, optical radiations, and electromagnetic fields have been used as well. Based upon their application methodologies, sensors used for civil structure testing could be categorized into traditional contact sensors and remote (non-contact) sensors. Based upon their data communication strategies, sensors used for civil structure testing could be divided into traditional cabled sensors and wireless sensors. Wireless sensing technologies employ wireless communications. They can be wireless accelerometers, wireless strain sensors, wireless thermal sensors, and many other types of sensors with wireless communication functions. Compared to cabled sensors, wireless sensors can potentially significantly reduce implementation time and costs, thus facilitating deployment of a dense network of sensors for structural health monitoring (SHM). This paper reviews the wireless sensing technologies for full-scale structural testing applications, especially focusing on the Illinois WSSN (wireless smart sensor network) applications. It is expected to help structural researchers and engineers get familiar with the novel wireless sensing technologies and select the most effective testing tools.

Proceedings Article | 11 April 2013 Paper

Optimal sensor placement for structural health monitoring: a comparative study between the control engineering and civil engineering approaches

Gopichand Movva, Yan Wan, Shengli Fu, H. Felix Wu

Proceedings Volume 8694, 86941K (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2009754

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Civil engineering, Error analysis, Structural engineering, Structural health monitoring, Mathematical modeling, Actinium, Sensor networks, Data modeling, Matrices

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Proceedings Article | 11 April 2013 Paper

In-situ health monitoring on steel bridges with dual mode piezoelectric sensors

Lingyu Yu, H. Felix Wu, Victor Giurgiutiu, Paul Ziehl

Proceedings Volume 8694, 869418 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2009746

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Bridges, Active remote sensing, Transducers, Inspection, Wave propagation, Signal detection, Signal to noise ratio, Acoustic emission, Aluminum

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Proceedings Article | 11 April 2013 Paper

Evaluating road surface conditions using tire generated noise

Yubo Zhao, H. Felix Wu, J. Gregory McDaniel, Ming Wang

Proceedings Volume 8694, 869409 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2012269

KEYWORDS: Roads, Acoustics, Cameras, Protactinium, Statistical analysis, Scanning probe lithography, Image processing, Data processing, Global Positioning System, Ear

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Proceedings Article | 20 April 2011 Paper

Mitigation of the consequence of seismically induced damage on a utility water network by means of next generation SCADA

Jamie Robertson, Masanobu Shinozuka, Felix Wu

Proceedings Volume 7983, 79832B (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.880726

KEYWORDS: Earthquakes, Sensors, Head, Network security, Geographic information systems, Standards development, Neural networks, Data modeling, Monte Carlo methods, Device simulation

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2004 Paper

Potential applications of SMART Layer technology for homeland security

Amrita Kumar, H. Felix Wu, Mark Lin, Shawn Beard, Xinlin Qing, Chang Zhang, Michael Hamilton, Roy Ikegami

Proceedings Volume 5395, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.537064

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Homeland security, Composites, Missiles, Diagnostics, Manufacturing, Actuators, Metals, Inspection, Radar

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Proceedings Article | 16 July 2003 Paper

New challenges in homeland security: smart advanced materials and structural systems

H. Felix Wu

Proceedings Volume 5048, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.507935

KEYWORDS: Homeland security, Acquisition tracking and pointing, Composites, Standards development, Information technology, Biological detection systems, Weapons of mass destruction, Network security, Information security, Structural health monitoring

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SPIE Conference Volume | 15 May 2024

Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XVIII

SPIE Conference Volume | 9 May 2023

Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XVII

SPIE Conference Volume | 28 April 2022

Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XVI

SPIE Conference Volume | 4 May 2021

Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XV

SPIE Conference Volume | 26 May 2020

Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XIV

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Conference Committee Involvement (29)

Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XIX

17 March 2025 | Vancouver, B.C., Canada

Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XVIII

25 March 2024 | Long Beach, California, United States

NDE 4.0, Predictive Maintenance, Communication, and Energy Systems: The Digital Transformation of NDE

14 March 2023 | Long Beach, California, United States

Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XVII

13 March 2023 | Long Beach, California, United States

NDE 4.0, Predictive Maintenance, and Communication and Energy Systems in a Globally Networked World

8 March 2022 | Long Beach, California, United States

Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XVI

7 March 2022 | Long Beach, California, United States

Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XV

22 March 2021 | Online Only, California, United States

NDE 4.0 and Smart Structures for Industry, Smart Cities, Communication, and Energy

8 March 2021 | Online Only, California, United States

Smart Structures and NDE for Industry 4.0, Smart Cities, and Energy Systems

27 April 2020 | Online Only, California, United States

Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XIV

27 April 2020 | Online Only, California, United States

Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XIII

4 March 2019 | Denver, Colorado, United States

Smart Structures and NDE for Energy Systems and Industry 4.0

4 March 2019 | Denver, Colorado, United States

Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XII

5 March 2018 | Denver, Colorado, United States

Smart Materials and Nondestructive Evaluation for Energy Systems IV

5 March 2018 | Denver, Colorado, United States

Smart Materials and Nondestructive Evaluation for Energy Systems III

27 March 2017 | Portland, Oregon, United States

Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XI

26 March 2017 | Portland, Oregon, United States

Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil Infrastructure X

21 March 2016 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Structural Health Monitoring and Inspection of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil Infrastructure IX

9 March 2015 | San Diego, California, United States

Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security VIII

10 March 2014 | San Diego, California, United States

Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security VII

10 March 2013 | San Diego, California, United States

Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security VI

12 March 2012 | San Diego, California, United States

Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security V

7 March 2011 | San Diego, California, United States

Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security IV

8 March 2010 | San Diego, California, United States

Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security III

9 March 2009 | San Diego, California, United States

Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security II

11 March 2008 | San Diego, California, United States

Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security

20 March 2007 | San Diego, California, United States

Nonintrusive Inspection, Structures Monitoring, and Smart Systems for Homeland Security

27 February 2006 | San Diego, CA, United States

Nondestructive Detection and Measurement for Homeland Security III

7 March 2005 | San Diego, CA, United States

Nondestructive Detection and Measurement for Homeland Security II

17 March 2004 | San Diego, CA, United States

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