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Flexible substrate sensor system for environmental and infrastructure monitoring

  • US 8,701,469 B2
  • Filed: 11/19/2007
  • Issued: 04/22/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A flexible substrate sensor system for detecting a parameter, analyte or characteristic of interest in a large volume of fluid or in or on a large volume solid comprising:

  • a. a plurality of sensors;

    b. a flexible substrate;

    c. an onboard network on the substrate; and

    d. a connection between the sensors and the onboard network,wherein;

    the onboard network reads out the sensors or collects information from the sensors,the plurality of sensors is optimized for volume sampling or sampling the surface of the volume,the optimization of the plurality of sensors comprises conforming the plurality to a specific geometry of a measurement environment or condition of interest, the plurality of sensors is embedded, incorporated or encapsulated in or on the flexible substrate,the connection comprises a communication bus On the substrate, andthe connection comprises a bus controller,wherein the bus controller senses and automatically terminates an open circuit in the flexible substrate.

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