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US 2010/0063777 A1Published application
Power Aware Techniques for Energy Harvesting Remote Sensor Systems
AssigneeLockheed Martin Corporation
InventorsErtugrul Berkcan, Emad Andarawis, Eladio Delgado, Samantha Rao
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Abstract
A monitoring system for an aircraft.
Claims32
A distributed monitoring system for monitoring one or more operating conditions of a structure, comprising:
- one or more sensor nodes coupled to the structure, each sensor node comprising:
- a power supply;
- a sensor operably coupled to the power supply for sensing one or more operating conditions of the structure in the immediate environment;
- and
- a communications interface operably coupled to the power supply and the sensor for communicating the sensed operating conditions of the structure;
- a communication network operably coupled to the sensor nodes;
- and
- a controller operably coupled to the communication network for monitoring the sensor nodes.
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A method of operating a system for monitoring one or more operating conditions of a structure, comprising:
- providing power at sensor node locations around the structure;
- using the power to sense one or more operating conditions of the structure at the sensor node locations;
- and
- using the power to transmit the sensed operating conditions from the sensor node locations.
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A sensor node for use in a distributed monitoring system for monitoring one or more operating conditions of a structure, comprising:
- a power supply;
- a sensor operably coupled to the power supply for sensing one or more operating conditions of the structure in the immediate environment;
- a communications interface operably coupled to the power supply and the sensor for communicating the sensed operating conditions of the structure;
- and
- a controller operably coupled to the power supply, the sensor, and the communications interface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.