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1. An apparatus for detecting a change in an orientation of a portion of a structure:
- processor;
energy storage unit;
one or more inclination sensors, whereineach of the one or more inclination sensors is configured to measure inclination by measuring an orientation of the each of the one or more inclination sensors relative to a gravitational acceleration vector;
a location reporting unit; and
a wireless communication module.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of methods and apparatus for detecting a change in an orientation of a portion of a structure. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a processor, an energy storage unit, a location reporting unit, a wireless communication module and one or more inclination sensors. In some embodiments, each of the one or more inclination sensors is configured to measure inclination by measuring an orientation of the each of the one or more inclination sensors relative to a gravitational acceleration vector.
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1. An apparatus for detecting a change in an orientation of a portion of a structure:
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processor; energy storage unit; one or more inclination sensors, wherein each of the one or more inclination sensors is configured to measure inclination by measuring an orientation of the each of the one or more inclination sensors relative to a gravitational acceleration vector; a location reporting unit; and a wireless communication module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for detecting a change in an orientation of a portion of a structure, the method comprising:
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measuring inclination by measuring an orientation of each of one or more inclination sensors relative to a gravitational acceleration vector; and reporting the respective orientations of the each of the one or more inclination sensors relative to the gravitational acceleration vector. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising
one or more sensor units configured to perform measuring inclination by measuring an orientation of each of one or more inclination sensors relative to a gravitational acceleration vector, and reporting the respective orientations of the each of the one or more inclination sensors relative to the gravitational acceleration vector; - and
a data aggregator configured to perform reporting data received from the one or more sensor units to a remote data repository. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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