Automatic identification of sensors

A measurement system comprising:

• a plurality of sensor modules, wherein each particular sensor module in the plurality of sensor modules is:
• configured to measure a three-dimensional action vector;
• configured to be sensitive to orientation in three-dimensional space;
• configured to output measurements identified with a particular network identifier in a plurality of network identifiers, wherein no two particular network identifiers in the plurality of network identifiers are the same;
• mounted to a corresponding particular position in a plurality of positions on a machine and mounted with a corresponding particular orientation in a plurality of orientations, wherein:
• no two particular positions in the plurality of positions are the same;
• and
• no two particular orientations in the plurality of orientations are the same;
• and
• a data processing system comprising:
• a processor;
• memory operably coupled to the processor;
• and
• a data storage device operably coupled to the processor, wherein the data storage device stores computer program instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the method comprising the steps of:
• in response to the machine being placed in a stationary state and in response to the machine being acted upon by a static impact vector:
• generating a first set of static action vectors in response to the static impact vector, wherein each particular static action vector in the first set of static action vectors corresponds to an expected static action vector to be measured by a particular sensor module in the plurality of sensor modules;
• receiving a plurality of sets of measurements from the plurality of sensor modules, wherein each particular set of measurements in the plurality of sets of measurements has a corresponding particular network identifier in the plurality of network identifiers;
• generating a second set of static action vectors in response to the static impact vector, wherein each particular static action vector in the second set of static action vectors corresponds to an actual static action vector determined from a particular set of measurements in the plurality of sets of measurements;
• correlating each particular static action vector in the second set of static action vectors with at least one particular static action vector in the first set of static action vectors;
• and
• for each particular static action vector in the second set of static action vectors:
• determining whether the particular static action vector in the second set of static action vectors corresponds to one and only one particular static action vector in the first set of static action vectors;
• and upon
• determining that the particular static action vector in the second set of static action vectors corresponds to one and only one particular static action vector in the first set of static action vectors, mapping the particular network identifier corresponding to the particular static action vector in the second set of static action vectors to the one and only one particular sensor module having the particular position corresponding to the particular static action vector in the first set of static action vectors.