Systems and methods for environment sensing
First Claim
1. A sensor system, comprising:
- a sensor node having a sensor and an environmental sensor, the sensor includes a sensing material configured to be in contact with an ambient environment, the environmental sensor configured to acquire one or more ambient parameters of the ambient environment proximate the sensor node; and
a remote system having a communication circuit and a controller circuit, the communication circuit is configured to be wirelessly communicatively coupled to the sensor node, the controller circuit electrically coupled to the communication circuit, the controller circuit configured to;
receive an impedance response of the sensing material;
receive the one or more ambient parameters; and
analyze the impedance response of the sensing material using the one or more ambient parameters and at frequencies that provide a linear response of the sensing material to an analyte of interest and at least partially reject effects of interferences.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for environment sensing. The system includes a sensor node having a sensor. The sensor includes a sensing material configured to be in contact with an ambient environment. The system includes a remote system having a communication circuit and a controller circuit. The communication circuit is configured to be wirelessly communicatively coupled to the sensor node. The controller circuit electrically coupled to the communication circuit. The controller circuit configured to receive an impedance response of the sensing material and analyze the impedance response of the sensing material at frequencies that provide a linear response of the sensing material to an analyte of interest and at least partially reject effects of interferences.
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25 Claims
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1. A sensor system, comprising:
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a sensor node having a sensor and an environmental sensor, the sensor includes a sensing material configured to be in contact with an ambient environment, the environmental sensor configured to acquire one or more ambient parameters of the ambient environment proximate the sensor node; and a remote system having a communication circuit and a controller circuit, the communication circuit is configured to be wirelessly communicatively coupled to the sensor node, the controller circuit electrically coupled to the communication circuit, the controller circuit configured to; receive an impedance response of the sensing material; receive the one or more ambient parameters; and analyze the impedance response of the sensing material using the one or more ambient parameters and at frequencies that provide a linear response of the sensing material to an analyte of interest and at least partially reject effects of interferences. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A sensor node comprising:
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a sensor having a sensing material and at least one pair of electrodes in contact with the sensing material, the sensing material configured to be in contact with an ambient environment; an environmental sensor configured to acquire one or more ambient parameters of the ambient environment proximate the sensor node; a communication circuit configured to be communicatively coupled to a remote system; and a controller circuit electrically coupled to the at least one pair of electrodes, the controller circuit is configured to generate a stimulation waveform for applications to the sensing material of the sensor via the at least one pair of electrodes, the controller circuit configured to receive an electrical signal from the at least one pair of electrodes representative of an impedance response of the sensing material, the controller circuit configured to receive the one or more ambient parameters, the controller circuit further configured to control the communication circuit to transmit the impedance response and the one or more ambient parameters to the remote system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of impedance responses and one or more ambient parameters from a plurality of sensor nodes, each sensor node comprising a sensor including a sensing material and an environmental sensor, wherein the sensor is configured to provide the plurality of impedance responses and the environmental sensor is configured to provide the one or more ambient parameters, wherein each impedance response is representative of the sensing material of the sensor of each sensor node in operational contact with an ambient environment; adjusting the plurality of impedance responses based on the one or more ambient parameters; and analyzing the plurality of impedance responses at frequencies that provide a linear response of the sensing material to an analyte of interest and at least partially reject effects of interferences. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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