TY - JOUR A1 - Costa, Giancarlo A1 - Thöns, Sebastian A1 - Limongelli, Maria Pina A1 - Piscini, Andrea T1 - Value of information‐driven innovation in Gerber saddles monitoring N2 - AbstractInnovation plays a crucial role in shaping technological, economic, and social progress in modern societies. In the realm of bridge integrity management, the development and diffusion of technologies to acquire information can significantly enhance industries' safety and functionality capabilities. Among the most widely diffused bridge types in Europe and North America, Gerber bridges are particularly susceptible to deterioration over time. Gerber saddles are typically not instrumented and are checked only through visual inspections. This paper introduces the metric of the Value of Information for Innovation to estimate the benefit associated with introducing an established technology in a new market of application. Herein, the operational value of implementing microelectromechanical inclinometers in the integrity management of Gerber saddles is quantified for the specific case of a bridge in northern Italy. Microelectromechanical systems companies may use these results to optimally select the technology price, investigate diverse market strategies, and optimize sensor arrangement. KW - Gerber saddles KW - Innovation KW - MEMs KW - Sensor optimization KW - Value of Information PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-627853 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/suco.202400951 SN - 1751-7648 VL - 674 SP - 230 EP - 240 PB - Wiley AN - OPUS4-62785 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -