METHOD OF MANAGING A NETWORK OF SENSORS, A SENSOR NETWORK, AND A VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH SUCH A NETWORK
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1. A method of managing a network of sensors, the network comprising:
- at least two nodes, each forming a measurement unit including a sensor; and
a node forming a processor unit to which the measurement units are connected;
each measurement unit being designed to acquire measurements and to transmit to the processor unit a signal that is a function of said measurements, and referred to as a measurement signal;
measurement acquisition sequences performed by the measurement units are mutually synchronized by means of a synchronization signal transmitted by the processor unit to each of the measurement units.
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The network of sensors comprises at least two nodes, each forming a measurement unit including a sensor, and a node forming a processor unit to which the measurement units are connected. Each measurement unit is designed to acquire measurements and to transmit a measurement that is a function of said measurements to the processor unit. During the method of managing the network, the measurement acquisition sequences performed by the measurement units are synchronized with one another by means of a synchronization signal sent by the processor unit to each of the measurement units.
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1. A method of managing a network of sensors, the network comprising:
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at least two nodes, each forming a measurement unit including a sensor; and a node forming a processor unit to which the measurement units are connected; each measurement unit being designed to acquire measurements and to transmit to the processor unit a signal that is a function of said measurements, and referred to as a measurement signal;
measurement acquisition sequences performed by the measurement units are mutually synchronized by means of a synchronization signal transmitted by the processor unit to each of the measurement units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A network of sensors, the network being of the type comprising:
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at least two nodes, each forming a measurement unit including a sensor; and a node forming a processor unit to which the measurement units are connected; each measurement unit including a communications unit having transmission means suitable for transmitting at least one measurement signal, the processor unit including a communications unit including reception means suitable for receiving each of the measurement signals as transmitted by each measurement unit;
the processor unit includes synchronization means for synchronizing measurement acquisition sequences by the measurement units, the communications unit of the processor unit including transmission means suitable for transmitting a synchronization signal, and the communications unit of each measurement unit including reception means suitable for receiving the synchronization signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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