Systems and methods for energy conserving wireless sensing with situational awareness
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1. A situation-aware sensing system for aircraft monitoring comprising:
- an independent power source;
a sensor that continuously measures a signal of interest to yield sensor data which is recorded and is indicative of an operational condition external to the system; and
a processor that compares the sensor data to a threshold based on an operational range of values for the operational condition external to the system, and adjusts an operational parameter of the situation-aware sensing system to conserve power when the sensor data does not exceed the threshold, wherein the processor adjusts the operational parameter to stop conserving power when the sensor data exceeds the threshold, andwherein the sensor and the processor continuously draw power from the independent power source.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for monitoring aircraft health and status using a situation-aware sensing system. The system includes an independent power source, a sensor that continuously measures a signal of interest to yield sensor data, and a processor that compares the sensor data to threshold data. The processor adjusts an operational parameter of the situation-aware sensing system to conserve power when the sensor data does not exceed the threshold data. The processor further adjusts the operational parameter of the situation-aware sensing system to stop conserving power when the sensor data exceeds the threshold data.
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1. A situation-aware sensing system for aircraft monitoring comprising:
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an independent power source; a sensor that continuously measures a signal of interest to yield sensor data which is recorded and is indicative of an operational condition external to the system; and a processor that compares the sensor data to a threshold based on an operational range of values for the operational condition external to the system, and adjusts an operational parameter of the situation-aware sensing system to conserve power when the sensor data does not exceed the threshold, wherein the processor adjusts the operational parameter to stop conserving power when the sensor data exceeds the threshold, and wherein the sensor and the processor continuously draw power from the independent power source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for aircraft monitoring using situation-aware sensing comprising:
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continuously drawing power from an independent power source; continuously measuring a signal of interest to yield sensor data which is recorded and is indicative of an operational condition external to the system; comparing the sensor data to a threshold based on an operational range of values for the operational condition external to the system; adjusting an operational parameter of a situation-aware sensor to conserve power when the sensor data does not exceed the threshold; and adjusting an operational parameter of the situation-aware sensor to stop conserving power when the sensor data exceeds the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A situation-aware sensing system for aircraft monitoring comprising:
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an independent power source; a sensor that continuously measures a signal of interest to yield sensor data which is recorded and is indicative of an operational condition external to the system; and a processor that is configured to adjust an operational parameter of the situation-aware sensing system to conserve power when the sensor data is within a first operational range and adjusts the operational parameter of the situation-aware sending system to stop conserving power when the sensor data is within a second operational range, wherein the first and second operational ranges are based on the operational condition external to the system.
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