Aerially dispersible massively distributed sensorlet system
First Claim
1. A distributed sensor module system comprising:
- a deployment device comprising a communication node and configured to transport a plurality of sensor modules to a deployment location; and
the plurality of sensor modules configured to sense separation from the deployment device,wherein the deployment device comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or an aeronautically deployable unitized container, andwherein each of the plurality of sensor modules is configured to communicate with other sensor modules of the plurality of sensor modules and with the communication node of the deployment device.
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Abstract
A distributed sensor module system comprises a plurality of sensor modules configured to be aerially deployable from a deployment device, the deployment device including an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or an aeronautically deployable unitized container, the plurality of sensor modules configured to communicate with each other. A first sensor module comprises a first sensor configured to obtain first sensor information from a first environment proximate to the first sensor, a processor coupled to the first sensor, the processor configured to process the first sensor information to obtain locally processed first sensor information, and a communication transceiver coupled to the processor, the communication transceiver configured to communicate the locally processed first sensor information to a second sensor module, the first sensor module and the second sensor module configured to be aerially deployable.
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19 Claims
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1. A distributed sensor module system comprising:
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a deployment device comprising a communication node and configured to transport a plurality of sensor modules to a deployment location; and the plurality of sensor modules configured to sense separation from the deployment device, wherein the deployment device comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or an aeronautically deployable unitized container, and wherein each of the plurality of sensor modules is configured to communicate with other sensor modules of the plurality of sensor modules and with the communication node of the deployment device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A first sensor module comprising:
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a first sensor configured to obtain first sensor information from a first environment proximate to the first sensor; a processor coupled to the first sensor, the processor configured to process the first sensor information to obtain locally processed first sensor information; and a communication transceiver coupled to the processor, the communication transceiver configured to communicate the locally processed first sensor information to a second sensor module of a mesh network via a third sensor module of the mesh network, wherein the first sensor module is configured to sense separate from a deployment device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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sensing, at a first sensor module, separation from a deployment device; based on sensing the separation from the deployment device, beginning sensing of first sensor information from a first sensor of the first sensor module; locally processing the first sensor information at the first sensor module according to one or more parameters; and transmitting the first sensor information to another entity including a second sensor module, a communication relay, or both. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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