Sensor apparatus and system
AssigneeQinetiq Limited
InventorsDavid John Green, Dean Alastair Robert Beale, Andrew Linton Hume, Jason Senior
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Abstract
The sensor module carries one or more sensor element, such as microphones or imaging devices, for detecting events in use. The sensor module has a locator for determining its location and preferably an orientation sensor for determining it location and a transceiver for communicating with other modules in the network or with a base station. The module also has a processor which is adapted such that, in use, the module communicates with other sensor modules and determines whether to operate in a sensing mode to detect events or a controlling mode. In this way a self organizing adaptive network is provided.
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A sensor module for use in a sensor network, the sensor module comprising at least one sensor, a locator for determining the location of the at least one sensor, a transceiver for communicating with other sensor modules and/or a base station and a processor wherein the processor is adapted, in use, to communicate with other sensor modules and to determine whether the sensor module should operate in a sensing mode or a controlling mode within the network.
A sensor network comprising a plurality of sensor modules each sensor module having a locator, a transceiver and a processor, the network being adapted so that the sensor modules communicate with each other and determine whether each sensor module should operate in a sensing mode or a controlling mode so as to most effectively identify and/or locate events in an area of interest.
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