@Article{jai.2021.023020,
AUTHOR = {Saqlain Abbas, Zulkarnain Abbas, Xiaotong Tu, Yanping Zhu},
TITLE = {A Study on Technological Dynamics in Structural Health Monitoring Using  Intelligent Fault Diagnosis Techniques: A Patent-Based Approach},
JOURNAL = {Journal on Artificial Intelligence},
VOLUME = {3},
YEAR = {2021},
NUMBER = {3},
PAGES = {97--113},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/jai/v3n3/46667},
ISSN = {2579-003X},
ABSTRACT = {The performance and reliability of structural components are greatly 
influenced by the presence of any abnormality in them. To this purpose, 
structural health monitoring (SHM) is recognized as a necessary tool to ensure 
the safety precautions and efficiency of both mechanical and civil infrastructures. 
Till now, most of the previous work has emphasized the functioning of several 
SHM techniques and systematic changes in SHM execution. However, there 
exist insufficient data in the literature regarding the patent-based technological 
developments in the SHM research domain which might be a useful source of 
detailed information for worldwide research institutes. To address this research 
gap, a method based on the Co-Operative Patent Classification (CPC) codes is 
proposed in the current study. The proposed method includes the patent analysis 
of SHM in terms of its global publication trend and technology-based 
applications. This analysis is performed using patent database search tools, 
namely, IncoPat and Espacenet. The period ranging from 2005 to 2019 is 
selected to retrieve the required patent documents. A new approach termed as
Patents’ value is utilized to investigate the technological impact of a patent in the 
form of forward citations, technical stability, and scope of protection. The 
identification of emerging SHM techniques and forecasting of vacant technology 
is also part of current research work. The research results have revealed the 
increasing trend in the number of published patents each year related to various 
SHM technologies. In this regard, China, the United States, and South Korea are 
notified as to the major depositor countries, respectively. Hence, mapping of 
patent data in this research is an effort to illustrate the effectiveness of the 
proposed method to demonstrate the development trends and dynamic inventions 
over the time in SHM research domain to achieve the optimal damage 
inspections of various mechanical components.},
DOI = {10.32604/jai.2021.023020}
}