Sensor infrastructure
First Claim
1. A device for use in detecting an event in a structure, the device comprising:
- a sensor encapsulation, the encapsulation containing;
a sensor;
an actuator positioned substantially in-plane to the sensor within the housing; and
a printed circuit board in communication with at least one of the sensor and the actuator, the printed circuit board comprising;
a microprocessor constructed and arranged to collect data from at least one of the sensor and the actuator;
a signal generator constructed and arranged to provide excitation to at least one of the sensor and the actuator; and
an amplifier to condition the excitation.
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Abstract
A device for use in detecting an event in a structure comprises a sensor encapsulation, the encapsulation containing a sensor, an actuator positioned substantially in-plane to the sensor within the housing and a printed circuit board in communication with at least one of the sensor and the actuator. the printed circuit board includes a microprocessor constructed and arranged to collect data from at least one of the sensor and the actuator, a signal generator constructed and arranged to provide excitation to at least one of the sensor and the actuator, and an amplifier to condition the excitation.
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1. A device for use in detecting an event in a structure, the device comprising:
- a sensor encapsulation, the encapsulation containing;
a sensor;
an actuator positioned substantially in-plane to the sensor within the housing; and
a printed circuit board in communication with at least one of the sensor and the actuator, the printed circuit board comprising;
a microprocessor constructed and arranged to collect data from at least one of the sensor and the actuator;
a signal generator constructed and arranged to provide excitation to at least one of the sensor and the actuator; and
an amplifier to condition the excitation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- a sensor encapsulation, the encapsulation containing;
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