“…EMBRAER's SHM system is centralized, i.e., the sensors along the structure send all their information to a central processor. Besides centralized methods, there is a large interest in developing smart distributed sensor networks for SHM; several works have been published concerning sensor networks with some calculation capacity and wireless communication, looking at reducing cabling requirements [14][15][16][17]. Sensor networks fully distributed along the aircraft structure are envisioned, placed during manufacturing and capable of continuously collecting information in real time about the structure state throughout its lifetime, particularly during flight; hence, less cabling, thus less weight, is fundamental.…”