Bridges Scotland Team Interviews First Time Exhibitor: Move Solutions
1) Can you tell us about Move Solutions and what makes your "all-in-one" structural monitoring ecosystem unique for bridge monitoring?
Move Solutions provides an end-to-end solution for bridge monitoring. The system combines wireless sensors, including synchronized accelerometers, tiltmeters, vibrometers, environmental sensors and external geotechnical nodes, with low-power LoRaWAN connectivity and the cloud-based MyMove platform for remote configuration, analysis and reporting. Its uniqueness lies in the native integration between hardware and software. Sensors are designed for fast, non-invasive installation, while MyMove converts raw data into actionable engineering indicators, reducing commissioning time, operational costs and IT complexity for managers overseeing multiple assets.
2) How do you customise your monitoring solutions specifically for the bridge industry's unique challenges, and what types of monitoring, dynamic, static, or combined, can your system support?
We start by understanding the bridge manager’s goals, including operational safety, intervention validation, modal baselines and slow deformations, and design the sensor architecture accordingly.
- Static monitoring: tiltmeters for slow rotations and displacements, nodes for extensometers or LVDTs, environmental sensors for correlation with conditions.
- Dynamic monitoring: synchronized accelerometers for natural frequency and mode shape analysis processed automatically by MyMove, vibrometers where needed.
- Combined monitoring: the most effective strategy for bridges because it connects quasi-static deformations with dynamic response.
Customization includes sensor layout, density, acquisition windows and adjustments for access, power and network constraints typical of operational bridges. Sensors can also be integrated with other Move Solutions devices or third-party instruments for maximum flexibility.
3) Your MyMove platform features an AI-powered Modal Tool. Can you explain how this works and what specific problems it solves for bridge engineers that might have previously required specialised external software?
The MyMove Modal Analysis Tool processes time series from synchronized accelerometers to estimate natural frequencies and mode shapes and tracks their evolution over time. AI-based algorithms trained on historical project data ensure more stable identification under variable operational conditions, including traffic, temperature and wind. Engineers benefit from avoiding manual workflows across multiple software, having modal estimates, sensor mapping and historical trends in a single view, reducing the time between data acquisition, validation and interpretation, and standardizing technical documentation for audits and decision-making.
4) Beyond the Modal Analysis Tool, what other advanced analytical capabilities does MyMove offer, and how do they transform raw sensor data into actionable engineering insights?
MyMove provides multiple advanced tools for structural monitoring.
The Tiltmeter Chain Tool allows engineers to analyze synchronized tilt measurements along chains of sensors, the Railway Tool supports rail-specific monitoring, and the Static Load Test Tool is designed for bridge load testing. The platform also offers trend analysis and correlations between channels, for example tilt versus temperature, which help separate environmental effects from persistent anomalies; configurable graphs with filters, time windows and multiple layers for clear comparisons between sensors and campaigns; sensor mapping directly on the bridge, showing the location of each sensor and the associated deformations for each frequency mode; and automated PDF reporting based on customizable templates, making it easy to share results with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
These capabilities allow engineers to work directly within the platform, reducing manual processing and spreadsheet-based workflows, and ensuring faster, more consistent decision-making.
5) Tell us about the East Huntington Bridge project in West Virginia. What were the specific monitoring objectives, and why was a combined dynamic and static monitoring approach necessary?
The main objective was to create a dynamic baseline, including key natural frequencies and mode shapes, while simultaneously measuring slow trends on critical elements. The combined approach was chosen to continuously detect modal changes sensitive to stiffness variations, correlate slow rotations and displacements with environmental conditions and constraints, and provide timely indications for targeted inspections without interrupting traffic. The network included synchronized accelerometers on the deck and tiltmeters near sensitive zones, with all data sent to MyMove.
6) What were the key outcomes from the East Huntington Bridge monitoring, and how did the MyMove platform help engineers interpret the data in real-time?
The monitoring established a stable modal baseline of primary frequencies and mode shapes and provided clear readings of seasonal variations. The system recorded a 3.3-magnitude earthquake near Chesapeake, OH, confirming unchanged modal behavior and eliminating the need for a costly field inspection. Data also revealed vortex-induced vibrations on stay cables and a notable drop in frequency on one tie, indicating potential stiffness loss and allowing prioritized inspections. This analysis directly supported cost savings by avoiding unnecessary maintenance interventions. Using MyMove, engineers could monitor sessions in real time, validate acquisitions quickly, view modal estimations, and receive automated reports, significantly reducing the time between measurement and decision.
7) Can you describe the Chetwynd Bridge project and what made it an ideal candidate for your static monitoring solution? What specific structural parameters were being monitored?
Chetwynd Bridge was ideal for continuous static monitoring because constraints, environmental conditions and local traffic could influence slow rotations and displacements over time. Monitoring included local rotations with tiltmeters at key points, displacements at selected nodes via single-channel nodes, and environmental variables to improve trend interpretation. This provided historical data that were easily comparable and useful for planned maintenance.
8) Your platform offers remote configuration, automated reporting and cloud-based management. How do these capabilities reduce costs and improve efficiency for bridge asset managers with multiple structures to oversee?
Remote configuration allows fewer site visits, faster and more consistent setup across multiple bridges. Automated PDF reports use reusable templates, periodic updates and immediate distribution to teams. Cloud-based multi-asset management provides centralized views, internal and external permissions, audit trails, and always-available history. Together, these capabilities reduce OPEX, decision-making time and reliance on manual workflows.
9) From initial deployment to delivering actionable insights, how quickly can your system be operational on a bridge project, and how does your wireless LoRaWAN connectivity simplify installation?
Typical installations take a few hours or days, depending on complexity and accessibility. LoRaWAN connectivity enables non-invasive deployment without kilometers of cabling, extended energy autonomy, and coverage over large spans and hard-to-access areas with minimal gateways. All devices are powered by long-life batteries, which simplifies maintenance and ensures continuous operation. This accelerates commissioning and allows insight generation from the very first acquisition campaigns.
10) What can attendees at Bridges Scotland expect to learn from your Ignite Session, and what key message do you hope they'll take away about the future of bridge monitoring?
Attendees will see real cases of modal analysis and combined static and dynamic monitoring, with demonstrations of the MyMove platform and its AI-powered Modal Tool. Participants will learn how to design effective sensor networks, interpret frequencies and mode shapes over time, and standardize reports and decision-making. The key message is that the future of bridge monitoring is continuous, wireless and data-driven. Integrating sensors and analytics in a single platform reduces complexity and time, enhances operational safety, and enables scalable management of multiple bridge assets.
Catch Move Solutions at Bridges Scotland on Stand D1.
- Road Expo & Bridges Scotland 2025, 26-27 November, SEC Glasgow
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