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Testing reveals faults once they exist. Monitoring provides early warning before they become a problem.
ModeSenseAI transforms how lighting columns and other minor structures are managed. It replaces periodic, manual inspection and structural testing with continuous, data-driven structural health monitoring, using vibration-based analytics, digital twins, and automated Remaining Useful Life (RUL) estimation.
For asset owners working within GN22 (ATOMS) expectations and BS EN 40 design-life assumptions, ModeSenseAI enables asset owners to move:
- See how ModeSenseAI works on real assets — request a demo
- Explore a low-risk pilot on your network
- Download brochure & technical overview
The Challenge: Inspection Snapshots vs Real-World Structural Change
Lighting columns and other minor structures are safety-critical public assets, continuously exposed to weather, wind, traffic vibration, and long-term material degradation.
Traditional inspection and testing regimes provide periodic assurance, but only limited visibility of how structural condition evolves between inspections.
ModeSenseAI closes this gap by enabling continuous structural verification, providing ongoing insight into how assets behave in real-world conditions.
Testing reacts to defects. Monitoring predicts them.
What ModeSenseAI Does
Fleet-wide structural oversight—not just individual test events
Designed for large portfolios of lighting columns and similar assets, ModeSenseAI enables you to manage minor structures as live, data-driven assets. This provides:
The result is more targeted intervention, better risk management, and more stable maintenance and capital planning across your asset portfolio.
Why ModeSenseAI is Different
- Uses real-world dynamic behaviour, not assumptions
- Works passively (no forced excitation)
- Scales fleet-wide, not asset-by-asset
- Produces decision-ready outputs (RUL), not raw data
How It Works: End-to-End Structural Monitoring
1) Sensor installation (vibration monitoring)
A compact device – similar in form to a CMS format – is installed on each lighting column or structure. It captures real-world structural behaviour under everyday loading conditions.
- No disruption
- No cameras
- No audio
- No personal data
2) Secure data transmission
Data is transmitted automatically via mobile networks.
- Encrypted and secure
- No integration required with council IT systems
3) Cloud-based analysis and digital twins
ModeSenseAI uses Operational Modal Analysis (OMA) – (measuring how a structure naturally vibrates under real-world conditions – to assess real-world structural behaviour, comparing results against digital twin models to detect:
4) Online portal for engineers and asset managers
A secure dashboard presents:
- Asset status
- Condition trends
- Alerts and prioritisation insights
Supporting transparent, evidence-based infrastructure management.
Why It Matters
Improve safety assurance and risk management
Continuous, time-stamped structural data provides earlier visibility of deterioration and supports rapid response following abnormal events.
Reduce inspection burden and disruption
By replacing periodic testing and routine inspections with continuous monitoring, ModeSenseAI reduces:
Avoid premature replacement of lighting columns (primary value driver)
The primary financial benefit is avoiding unnecessary replacement of structurally sound assets, often extending service life by years and maximising return on existing infrastructure whilst maintaining safety.
Reduce whole-life carbon impact
Avoiding premature replacement reduces emissions across the entire replacement lifecycle—including manufacturing, transport, civils, and installation—not just materials.
Governance and Assurance
ModeSenseAI is designed to support engineering-led decision-making, with safety as the primary constraint.
Where deployed, continuous monitoring can functionally replace periodic structural testing, subject to:
This ensures decisions remain defensible, transparent, and aligned with best practice.
Who This Is For
- Asset managers → lifecycle cost control
- Engineers → defensible structural decisions
- Procurement → assessing long-term value
- Sustainability → measurable carbon reduction
Ready to move beyond periodic testing and modernise your asset strategy?
- See how ModeSenseAI works on real assets – request a demo
- Explore a low-risk pilot on your network
- Download brochure & technical overview