Wireless sensor nodes for equipment monitoring
OwnerHendrik J Volkerink, Ajay Khocheinventors
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Abstract
A sensing system includes a first wireless sensor device configured to generate sensor data on an object of interest and communicate with a first wireless node, the first wireless node configured to communicate with the first wireless sensor device and a section node, and the section node configured to communicate with the first wireless node and a server, and the server. The first wireless node is located within a communication range of the first communication interface of the first wireless sensor device and is configured to receive the generated sensor data. The first wireless node analyzes the received sensor data to determine whether events relevant to the object of interest have occurred.
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A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, by a first wireless node of a sensing system, a first set of sensor data over a first communication interface of the first wireless node, the first set of sensor data generated by a first wireless sensor device of the sensing system attached to a first object of interest using a sensor of the first wireless sensor device, the first wireless sensor device located in proximity to the first wireless node;
- receiving, by the first wireless node, a second set of sensor data over the first communication interface of the first wireless node, the second set of sensor data generated by a second wireless sensor device of the sensing system attached to a second object of interest using a sensor of the second wireless sensor device, the second wireless sensor device located in proximity to the first wireless node;
- analyzing, by the first wireless node, the received first set of sensor data and second set of sensor data using a processor of the first wireless node;
- determining, by the first wireless node, that an event has occurred based on the analysis of the received first set of sensor data and the second set of sensor data;
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- in response to determining that the event has occurred, transmitting, by the first wireless node, a first report of the event to another node of the sensing system using a second communication interface of the first wireless node, the report comprising at least a portion of the first set of sensor data and a portion of the second set of sensor data.
A sensing system comprising:
- a first wireless sensor device attached to a first object of interest, the first wireless sensor device comprising:
- a sensor configured to generate sensor data on a property of the first object of interest,
- a memory,
- a processor, and
- a first wireless communication interface;
- a first wireless node located within a distance from the first wireless sensor device corresponding to a communication range of the first wireless communication interface of the first wireless sensor device, the first wireless node comprising:
- a memory,
- a processor,
- a first wireless communication interface compatible with the first wireless communication interface of the first wireless sensor device, and
- a second wireless communication interface having a communication range that is larger than the communication range of the first wireless communication interface;
- a section node located within a distance from the first wireless node corresponding to the communication range of the second wireless communication interface, the section node comprising:
- a memory,
- a processor,
- a second wireless communication interface compatible with the second wireless communication interface of the first wireless node;
- a third wireless communication interface configured to wirelessly connect with a server of the sensing system;
- and
- the server configured to communicate with the section node and client devices associated with users of the sensing system, wherein
- the first wireless sensor device is configured to communicate with the first wireless node using the first communication interface of the first wireless sensor device and the first communication interface of the first wireless node, and
- the first wireless node is configured to communicate with the section node using the second communication interface of the first wireless node and the second communication interface of the section node.
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