Chemical indicator obstruction detection system and method for an aquatic environment
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1. A method for determining error in a chemical indicator reading of an aquatic environment monitoring system, the method comprising:
- illuminating a first region of a first chemical indicator of a chemical indicator apparatus with a first reference illumination from an optical reader of the aquatic environment monitoring system;
measuring a first reference response from the first reference illumination;
comparing the first reference response for a deviation from a predetermined trusted reference value stored in a memory of the aquatic environment monitoring system;
determining a first confidence value from said comparing the first reference response to the predetermined trusted reference value;
illuminating a second region of the first chemical indicator with a first measurement illumination;
measuring a first measurement response from the first measurement illumination; and
generating a confidence adjustment based on the first measurement response and the first confidence value.
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Abstract
A system and method for determining adverse conditions associated with a chemical indicator in an aquatic environment monitoring system in which reference illumination from an optical reader is used to illuminate a chemical indicator. Response from the reference illumination is used to determine a confidence value that can be part of an analysis associated with a measurement illumination response to produce a confidence adjustment instruction for possible action on the measured response value.
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1. A method for determining error in a chemical indicator reading of an aquatic environment monitoring system, the method comprising:
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illuminating a first region of a first chemical indicator of a chemical indicator apparatus with a first reference illumination from an optical reader of the aquatic environment monitoring system; measuring a first reference response from the first reference illumination; comparing the first reference response for a deviation from a predetermined trusted reference value stored in a memory of the aquatic environment monitoring system; determining a first confidence value from said comparing the first reference response to the predetermined trusted reference value; illuminating a second region of the first chemical indicator with a first measurement illumination; measuring a first measurement response from the first measurement illumination; and generating a confidence adjustment based on the first measurement response and the first confidence value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A machine-readable hardware storage medium including machine-executable instructions for performing a for determining error in a chemical indicator reading of an aquatic environment monitoring system, the instructions comprising:
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a set of instructions for illuminating a first region of a first chemical indicator of a chemical indicator apparatus with a first reference illumination from an optical reader of the aquatic environment monitoring system; a set of instructions for measuring a first reference response from the first reference illumination; a set of instructions for comparing the first reference response for a deviation from a predetermined trusted reference value stored in a memory of the aquatic environment monitoring system; a set of instructions for determining a first confidence value from said comparing the first reference response to the predetermined trusted reference value; a set of instructions for illuminating a second region of the first chemical indicator with a first measurement illumination; a set of instructions for measuring a first measurement response from the first measurement illumination; and a set of instructions for generating a confidence adjustment based on the first measurement response and the first confidence value. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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