138 results about "Environmental measurement" patented technology

Environmental indicators computed for a particular environment are converted into a transmittable data format each of the environmental indicators is computed by electronic environmental measurement device from among multiple diverse electronic environmental measurement devices. Environmental indicators are transmitted to a portable data processing system associated with a user, which analyzes each of the environmental indicators according to an environment sensitivity profile stored at the portable data processing system for the user. Control signals are determined by the portable computer system for adjusting multiple environment control systems that control the particular environment in response to the analysis, such that a particular environment is temporarily managed by a portable data processing system according to environmental sensitivities of a particular user located within that particular environment.

A safety indicator monitors environment conditions detrimental to humans e.g., hazardous gases, air pollutants, low oxygen, radiation levels of EMF or RF and microwave, temperature, humidity and air pressure retaining a three month history to upload to a PC via infra red data interface or phone link. Contaminants are analyzed and compared to stored profiles to determine its classification and notify user of an adversity by stored voice messages from, via alarm tones and associated flashing LED, via vibrator for silent operation or via LCD. Environmental radiation sources are monitored and auto-scaled. Instantaneous radiation exposure level and exposure duration data are stored for later readout as a detector and dosimeter. Scans for EMF allow detection with auto scaling of radiation levels and exposure durations are stored for subsequent readout. Electronic bugs can be found with a high sensitivity EMF range setting. Ambient temperature measurements or humidity and barometric pressure can be made over time to predict weather changes. A PCS RF link provides wireless remote communications in a first responder military use by upload of alarm conditions, field measurements and with download of command instructions. The link supports reception of telemetry data for real time remote monitoring of personnel via the wrist band for blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate and blood oxygen levels are transmitted. Commercial uses include remote environmental data collection and employee assignment tasking. GPS locates personnel and reporting coordinates associated with alarm occurrences and associated environmental measurements.

A safety indicator monitors environment conditions detrimental to humans e.g., hazardous gases, air pollutants, low oxygen, radiation levels of EMF or RF and microwave, temperature, humidity and air pressure retaining a three month history to upload to a PC via infra red data interface or phone link. Contaminants are analyzed and compared to stored profiles to determine its classification and notify user of an adversity by stored voice messages from, via alarm tones and associated flashing LED, via vibrator for silent operation or via LCD. Environmental radiation sources are monitored and auto-scaled. Instantaneous radiation exposure level and exposure duration data are stored for later readout as a detector and dosimeter. Scans for EMF allow detection with auto scaling of radiation levels and exposure durations are stored for subsequent readout. Electronic bugs can be found with a high sensitivity EMF range setting. Ambient temperature measurements or humidity and barometric pressure can be made over time to predict weather changes. A PCS RF link provides wireless remote communications in a first responder military use by upload of alarm conditions, field measurements and with download of command instructions. The link supports reception of telemetry data for real time remote monitoring of personnel via the wrist band for blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate and blood oxygen levels are transmitted. Commercial uses include remote environmental data collection and employee assignment tasking. GPS locates personnel and reporting coordinates associated with alarm occurrences and associated environmental measurements.

A method for navigating an autonomous vehicle along a desired path is described. The method includes manually navigating the vehicle along the desired path, measuring an environment in the vicinity of the desired path, during the manual navigation, using at least one sensor affixed to the vehicle, storing the environmental measurements as a programmed path within the vehicle, and subsequently utilizing an algorithm, the stored environmental measurements, and additional environmental measurements, to navigate the vehicle along the programmed path.

A method and system of evaluating crop performance facilitates characterization of the environmental impact of a geographic region or areas within the region for growing plant-life. Environmental measurements are obtained. The environmental measurements are associated with a geographic region. Each environmental measurement includes at least one of soil data and weather data. Respective location data is obtained. The location data is associated with corresponding environmental measurements. An estimated performance characteristic is determined for a particular crop planted in the geographic region based on the obtained environmental measurements and respective location data. Contours are established for one or more uniform performance areas with generally uniform performance characteristic within the geographic region by applying a decision-tree analysis to the obtained environmental measurements.

A method for logging data from an HVAC system comprises the steps of: collecting, within a thermostat, a plurality of data elements corresponding to a current time, at least one user setting, at least one HVAC system state, and at least one environmental measurement; correlating, within the thermostat, the collected data elements according to the current time; and storing, within the thermostat, the collected data elements. The method may further comprise the steps of: transmitting the stored data elements from the thermostat to an external device; and analyzing, within the external device, the transmitted data to determine energy savings. The data may be transmitted from the thermostat when the thermostat receives a request from the external device. The data may be transmitted from the thermostat to the external device over a communication link comprising one of a hard-wired communication link or a radio frequency communication link.

Environmental measurement display systems that can be used in home and commercial environments are disclosed. The environmental measurement display system can include an environmental sensor array, signal-processing circuitry, a power supply, a display device, a communications system, a data storage system, and a remote data visualization system.

A method and system of evaluating crop performance facilitates characterization of the environmental impact of a geographic region or areas within the region for growing plant-life. Environmental measurements are obtained. The environmental measurements are associated with a geographic region. Each environmental measurement includes at least one of soil data and weather data. Respective location data is obtained. The location data is associated with corresponding environmental measurements. An estimated performance characteristic is determined for a particular crop planted in the geographic region based on the obtained environmental measurements and respective location data. Contours are established for one or more uniform performance areas with generally uniform performance characteristic within the geographic region by applying a decision-tree analysis to the obtained environmental measurements.

In one example aspect, device is provided that is useful to allow delivery, storage, and pick up of goods with a drone comprising at least one of: a receptacle; a computing system; a camera; a multiplicity of physical sensors, wherein the multiplicity of physical sensors measure a physical measurement and an environmental measurement, said measurements including: a temperature measurement, a weight measurement, a humidity measurement, one of any other environmental measure measurement, and a motion measurement; a multiplicity of chemical sensors, wherein the multiplicity of chemical sensors detect the presence of a specified chemical; and wherein a set of inputs from the camera, multiplicity of physical sensors and the multiplicity of chemical sensors creates a record of a: a picture, a multiplicity of pictures, a video, a multiplicity of videos, and a data embodying readings from at least a sensor; and a device communicatively coupled to one or more other entities through at least one of a local network and an external network: to perform at least one of the actions of: transmit a set of data to the one or more other entities, receive the set of data from the one or more other entities, transmit a set of commands to the one or more other entities, and receive a set of commands from the one or more other entities, and wherein the one or more entities comprises at least one of a server, an owner device, a user device, a device coupled to an unmanned pickup / delivery agent.

Automatic environmental measuring stations (10, 10a, 10b, 10c) are connected in a physical connection with base stations (11; 11a; 11b; 11c) of a cellular radio system which stations measure certain basic phenomena of the atmosphere and / or the concentrations of certain substances in the air. The information of the measurements is transferred using a base station over the cellular radio system to a central equipment (14) either as regular reports or as acute alarms if any alarm limit is exceeded. The information may also be transmitted over the base station of the cellular radio system to mobile stations (15) in the area of the base station in the form of individually tailored reports and alarms.

Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for scheduling jobs on a multi-node computing system based on the predicted environmental impact of executing the jobs. In one embodiment, a plurality of job plans may be generated for processing a requested job on the multi-node computing system. The environmental impacts resulting from executing each job plan may be estimated by matching the job plans to stored data based on standardized executions of job plans. Further, environmental impacts may be estimated by matching the job plans to stored data based on actual environmental measurements obtained during prior executions of the job plan on the multi-node computer system. The job may be executed using a job plan selected based on predicted environmental impacts and time performance.

An environmental monitoring system and methods of a site are disclosed. The system includes one or more environmental measurement instruments, of which at least one instrument is capable to measure a concentration of particles in a certain size range. The system may also include an instrument that is capable of measuring a first concentration of particles in a first size range and a second concentration of particles in a second size range. The system may also include an instrument that is capable to measure a wind speed and a wind direction. The system may also include one device capable of recording an image of a location related to the site. The system includes a controller in communication with the one or more environmental measurement instruments, and a display device capable of displaying data generated by the one or more environmental measurement instruments. The system contains a network. Alerts can be provided based on conditions of the environment.

Predictive maintenance systems and methods are described. A method includes measuring environmental conditions using a plurality of sensors within the IED, processing the environmental measurements to determine long-term exposure factors representing historical operating conditions of the IED, applying a reliability model to the long-term exposure factors, determining a numerical measure of IED life based on the long-term exposure factors and the reliability model, comparing the numerical measure of IED life to preselected boundary values, and signaling if the numerical measure of IED life is outside of the preselected boundary values.

A modulation distortion compensation system for a phase locked loop 109 includes a compensation function (115) that is arranged to be coupled to a tuning voltage signal (117) corresponding to a tuning voltage from the phase locked loop and is configured to select a filter response from a plurality of filter responses, where the filter response corresponds to the tuning voltage. The distortion compensation system further includes a filter 224 that is configured to distort a modulation signal in accordance with the filter response and provide a distorted signal suitable for being coupled to a modulation input 211 of a feedback divider 209 included with the phase locked loop, wherein the distorted signal when used by the feedback divider will facilitate modulation and compensation of a radio frequency signal provided by the phase locked loop. Various environmental measurements in addition to the tuning voltage can also be used in selecting the filter response.

Systems and methods for locating, organizing, and monitoring sensor nodes in a sensor node network. A sensor node network manager receives a first environmental measurement from a first sensor node and a second environmental measurement from a second sensor node. The first and second environmental measurements are compared to determine if the first and second sensor nodes detected a common event. If a common event was detected by both sensor nodes, the first and second sensor nodes are contextually related and co-located.

Environmental measurement display systems that can be used in home and commercial environments are disclosed. The environmental measurement display system can include an environmental sensor array, signal-processing circuitry, a power supply, a display device, a communications system, a data storage system, and a remote data visualization system.

The invention provides an active acquisition system for a state of a mobile communication network and an active mentoring system based on the same, and relates to the field of communication. The invention solves the problems existing in the prior optimal platform or monitoring system that the idle state of a mobile phone cannot be utilized, and only shorter time can be utilized for network optimization. The active acquisition system for the state of the mobile communication network consists of a plurality of mobile communication terminals and a comprehensive platform; the mobile communication terminals can be set according to commands of the comprehensive platform to periodically upload data or record wireless measurement data when the wireless environmental measurement data meets a triggering condition and upload the data in real time; the uploading mode can be the FTP uploading by adopting short message service or data service of the mobile communication network; and for the active mentoring system, based on the active acquisition system, the comprehensive platform is additionally provided with a processing module and an optimizing module. The active acquisition system and the active mentoring system have the advantages of improving the probability of finding a network fault and providing the fully reliable data for the improvement of the efficiency and the quality of the network.

A method is provided for making multiple environmental measurements using a single sensing element. Each sensing element (sensel) includes a thin-film transistor (TFT) and a passive element. Typically, a plurality of sensels is provided arranged into an array. In response to an electrical stimulus, an electrical measurement is supplied that is responsive to a change in TFT electrical characteristic correlated to a first environmental condition, as well as a change in a characteristic of the passive element correlated to a second environmental condition. When the sensels are formed in an array, a plurality of electrical measurements is supplied corresponding plurality of locations on a monitored surface. Some exemplary environmental conditions include temperature, pressure, moisture, chemicals, oxygen, solution pH, salinity, and shear. The method determines the first environmental condition independent of the second environmental condition, while determining the second environmental condition independent of the first environmental condition.

In one embodiment, an apparatus for a remote monitoring device is disclosed. The apparatus includes a casing to fit at least one of a storage location for storage media and handling mechanisms for the storage media, the storage location and the handling mechanisms being part of a media storage library, one or more monitoring devices within the casing to obtain from the media storage library at least one of environmental measurements and images of components in the media storage library, and a communication transmitter within the casing and communicatively coupled to the one or more monitoring devices to transmit at least one of data signals representing the at least one of environmental measurements and images of the components in the media storage library. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

An environmental monitoring system and methods of a site are disclosed. The system includes one or more environmental measurement instruments, of which at least one instrument is capable to measure a concentration of particles in a certain size range. The system may also include an instrument that is capable of measuring a first concentration of particles in a first size range and a second concentration of particles in a second size range. The system may also include an instrument that is capable to measure a wind speed and a wind direction. The system may also include one device capable of recording an image of a location related to the site. The system includes a controller in communication with the one or more environmental measurement instruments, and a display device capable of displaying data generated by the one or more environmental measurement instruments. The system contains a network. Alerts can be provided based on conditions of the environment.

Environmental measurement display systems that can be used in home and commercial environments are disclosed. The environmental measurement display system can include an environmental sensor array, signal-processing circuitry, a power supply, a display device, a communications system, a data storage system, and a remote data visualization system.

A device for monitoring a reactor during normal and off-normal operating conditions may include a case formed of a rigid material, the case including a shielding layer configured to insulate an internal portion of the device from external heat and radiation; a coupling unit configured to adhere the case to a surface location of a reactor; a sensing unit configured to generate environmental measurements by measuring environmental conditions in the vicinity of the reactor; a data processing unit configured to generate measurement data by processing the environmental measurements; a transmitter configured to transmit the measurement data externally from the device; and a power unit configured to power the device independently of an external power source.