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US 2010/0161784 A1Published application
Dynamic Fusion Management
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsPaul R. Jackson, John Clayton Knutti, Steven A. Lien
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Abstract
A system and method for managing a network of nodes that share sensor data is presented. In one embodiment, the system and method clusters groups of nodes into subnets. Nodes in a common subnet share sensor data with other nodes in the subnet at one rate, while nodes that are not in a common subnet share sensor data at a second substantially reduced rate.
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A system for managing nodes on a network, comprising:
- a plurality of nodes, each node reporting a sensor data;
- a clustering unit that groups said plurality of nodes into a plurality of subnets;
- and wherein a first node of said plurality of nodes reports said sensor data to a second node of said plurality of nodes at a first rate if said first node and said second node are in a same subnet and at a second rate if said first node and said second node are in a different subnet, said second rate being substantially lower than said first rate.
A method for sharing sensor data between a plurality of nodes on a network, comprising:
- grouping said plurality of nodes into a plurality of subnets;
- sharing said sensor data at a first rate between a plurality of nodes in a common subnet at a first rate;
- and
- sharing said sensor data at a second rate between a first node and a second node not in a common subnet;
- and
- wherein said first rate is greater than said second rate.
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