Nikos Germenis, (Geobit), is presenting virtually at the AGU Fall Meeting being held 13 – 17 December 2021.

S25E-0302 – A new Class-A triaxial Force-Balance Accelerograph Based on a Low-Cost Acceleration Sensor for Earthquake and Structural Monitoring Applications.

This work presents an innovative class-A compact digital accelerograph suitable for earthquake and structural monitoring. The accelerograph exploits newly developed acceleration sensing elements [1], as well as software that integrates it to modern large scale IoT infrastructures [2].

The sensor design is based on a linear displacement transducer with a double spring pendulum and double coil-magnet forcer. The seismic mass is made by FR3 PCB and is suspended from the frame using double ellipsoid shape leaf springs, while an additional weight has been attached to the seismic mass in order to improve sensitivity. Two nylon bobbins with 36m winded wire along with two N45 magnets consist the 38N/A double forcer. The frames of the sensing elements are made by aluminum and the electronics boards that implement the feedback loop are located on the top of each frame. Each sensing element produces 2.5V/g with a range of +/-4g. A high density electronics board houses the digitizer, the recorder and the communication section of the instrument. The digitizer uses three 32bit ADCs providing dynamic range over 140dB and GNSS or NTP timing. The recorder creates miniSEED files of raw and triggered data and stores them locally or transmits them in real time utilizing the SeedLink protocol.

Trigger detection is based on open source components ported from the earthworm toolchain, coupled by MQTT-based signaling for trigger event distribution, following multiple centralized or distributed schemes. This flexible operation allows the user to select between low-latency but reduced network efficiency operation of raw data telemetry, local trigger detection and partial raw data transmission improving the network efficiency, local trigger detection and trigger signal only transmission, or centralized trigger detection and command reception to transmit partial or full raw data, supporting a wide range of systems for earthquake and structural monitoring or modern early warning applications.

[1] AOGS poster, Design, Modeling and Performance Evaluation of a Class-a Triaxial Force-balance Accelerometer for earthquake monitoring, SE04-A001, AOGS21-Reg-2779

[2] N Germenis, P Fountas, C Koulamas, Low Latency and Low Cost Smart Embedded Seismograph for Early Warning IoT Applications, 9th Mediterranean Conference on Embedded Computing 2020

Check details: AGU Fall Meeting 2021.

GEObit and ISTI are exhibiting at 2021 SSA Virtual Annual Meeting, 19–23 April.

GEObit provides high sensitivity broadband and wide-band seismic sensors, surface or borehole type, and high dynamic range, low power 32bit ADC data loggers with local data storage and real-time telemetry over seedlink protocol. We are focusing on low power and cost-efficient solutions so we provide to our customer seismic networks with low installation and maintenance costs. Our instruments are ideal for local and regional seismicity and micro-seismicity monitoring and for seismic events such as those induced by unconventional hydrocarbon extraction. Our high fidelity data loggers ensure that these signals are recorded with the highest resolution and timing accuracy.

Together with ISTI, our USA & Canada representative, we welcome you to visit us online, to meet our team and learn about our new upcoming instruments and technologies. We will also be available to answer your questions.

You can watch our presentation at Innovation Showcase Session on Wednesday, 21 April, 12:50 PM Pacific Time Zone. Nikos Germenis will present our latest innovative broadband and force balance instruments. Feel free to submit your questions at the end of the presentation.

More information about the 2021 SSA Annual Meeting may be found here.

GEOBit will be available virtually at EUROVOLC Meeting. 

• March 1st Presentation schedule:
  • Nikos Germenis – 15:35

• Virtual Booth Exhibition schedule:
  • Geobit: Nikos Germenis                  –   March 2 at 13:00 – 15:00

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