Power Aware Techniques for Energy Harvesting Remote Sensor Systems
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1. A distributed monitoring system for monitoring one or more operating conditions of a structure, comprising:
- one or more sensor nodes coupled to the structure, each sensor node comprising;
a power supply;
a sensor operably coupled to the power supply for sensing one or more operating conditions of the structure in the immediate environment; and
a communications interface operably coupled to the power supply and the sensor for communicating the sensed operating conditions of the structure;
a communication network operably coupled to the sensor nodes; and
a controller operably coupled to the communication network for monitoring the sensor nodes.
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Abstract
A monitoring system for an aircraft.
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32 Claims
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1. A distributed monitoring system for monitoring one or more operating conditions of a structure, comprising:
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one or more sensor nodes coupled to the structure, each sensor node comprising; a power supply; a sensor operably coupled to the power supply for sensing one or more operating conditions of the structure in the immediate environment; and a communications interface operably coupled to the power supply and the sensor for communicating the sensed operating conditions of the structure; a communication network operably coupled to the sensor nodes; and a controller operably coupled to the communication network for monitoring the sensor nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a system for monitoring one or more operating conditions of a structure, comprising:
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providing power at sensor node locations around the structure; using the power to sense one or more operating conditions of the structure at the sensor node locations; and using the power to transmit the sensed operating conditions from the sensor node locations. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A sensor node for use in a distributed monitoring system for monitoring one or more operating conditions of a structure, comprising:
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a power supply; a sensor operably coupled to the power supply for sensing one or more operating conditions of the structure in the immediate environment; a communications interface operably coupled to the power supply and the sensor for communicating the sensed operating conditions of the structure; and a controller operably coupled to the power supply, the sensor, and the communications interface. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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