Remote sensor control system
AssigneeAltec Industries, Inc.
InventorJoshua Daniel Mueller
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Abstract
A remote sensor control system provides a sensor reading from an insulated environment at a certain interval dependent upon the threat level. The remote sensor control system has a control module and a remote module. The control module is disposed outside the insulated environment. The control module includes an energy source configured to produce an energy beam. The remote module is disposed at least partially within the insulated environment. The remote module is configured to receive the energy beam from the energy source. The remote module includes a battery, a sensor reader configured to sample a sensor, and an optical power gate configured to provide power from the battery to the sensor reader upon receiving said energy beam from the energy source.
Claims19
A remote sensor control system configured to provide a sensor reading from an insulated environment, the remote sensor control system comprising:
- a control module disposed outside the insulated environment,
- wherein the insulated environment is associated with a utility platform of an aerial device,
- said control module including an energy source configured to produce an energy beam;
- and
- a remote module disposed at least partially within the insulated environment,
- said remote module configured to receive the energy beam from the energy source,
- said remote module including
- a sensor reader configured to sample a sensor,
- wherein the sensor detects a load upon the utility platform of the aerial device caused at least in part by the weight of the utility platform,
- an optical power gate configured to provide power from a battery to the sensor reader upon receiving said energy beam from the energy source.
A computerized method of monitoring a sensor reading from an insulated environment, the method comprising the following steps:
- producing a first energy beam directed to a remote module;
- receiving a sensor reading from the remote module;
- determining a threat level based upon the sensor reading;
- determining an interval based upon the threat level;
- and
- producing, after the interval, a second energy beam directed to the remote module.
A computerized method of providing a sensor reading through an insulated environment, the method comprising the following steps:
- acquiring an energy beam from a control device;
- activating an optical power gate so as to allow power to flow from a battery to a sensor reader,
- wherein the optical power gate is activated by the energy beam;
- sampling, by the sensor reader, a sensor in the insulated environment;
- and
- sending a sensor reading to the control device,
- wherein the sensor reader is configured to instruct the optical power gate to deactivate upon the sensor reader sending the sensor reading to the control module,
- wherein the optical power gate deactivating prevents excess power drainage from the battery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.