Real-time multi-dimensional monitoring of environmental parameters
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorGianluca Grilli
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Abstract
Systems and methods for monitoring and detecting parameters within a facility. The systems and methods include an actuator to adjust a position of a sensor device, the sensor device capable of gathering sensor data related to one or more parameters. The sensor device is in communication with a transmitter to transmit sensor data, a horizontal position, and a vertical position of the sensor device as it moves and gathers the sensor data. The data is assembled into a data structure showing the data throughout the facility for identification of abnormalities and adjustment of facility parameters.
Claims20
A system for monitoring environmental conditions in a datacenter, comprising:
- a vertical actuator coupled to a server rack along a vertical axis of the server rack;
- a sensing device coupled to the vertical actuator and positionable along the vertical axis by the vertical actuator, the sensing device comprising:
- a position sensor configured to detect a vertical position of the sensing device;
- an environment sensor configured to gather environmental data based on a variable data gathering rate;
- a transmitter in communication with the sensing device;
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- a network radio in communication with the sensing device, installed on the server rack at an (x,y,z) position within the datacenter, and configured to receive the vertical position and the environmental data from the transmitter of the sensing device and transmit the vertical position, the (x,y,z) position, and the environmental data to a server.
A system, comprising:
- an actuator coupled to a storage unit of a facility;
- a sensing device coupled to the actuator and positionable along an axis of the storage unit by the actuator, the sensing device comprising:
- a position sensor configured to detect a position of the sensing device;
- a sensor configured to gather sensor data based on a variable data gathering rate;
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- a transmitter in communication with the sensing device, the transmitter configured to transmit the position and the sensor data to a network radio;
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- the network radio in communication with the transmitter, installed on the storage unit, and configured to receive the position from the transmitter and transmit the position and the sensor data to a computing resource.
A method, comprising:
- actuating a first actuator and a second actuator to adjust a position of a sensor device positioned adjacent a storage unit of a facility, the sensor device positionable (i) along a first axis of the storage unit by the first actuator and (ii) along a second axis by the second actuator, the second axis different from the first axis;
- controlling a variable data gathering rate of the sensor device;
- receiving sensor data using the sensor device based on the variable data gathering rate, the sensor data associated with the position;
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- transmitting the sensor data and the position to a computing system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.