50 results about "Telemetry unit" patented technology

An acoustic telemetry unit comprising an acoustic receiver for receiving acoustic telemetry signals is disclosed. The acoustic telemetry unit comprises a filter for filtering signals received by the acoustic receiver, a processor for processing signals passed by the filter to recover a data signal, the processor being operable in a sleep mode, and means for waking the processor from the sleep mode in dependence on an output of the filter. An energy storage module may be charged using signals received by the acoustic receiver which are not passed by the filter. The disclosed techniques may help to conserve battery power.

The present invention relates to a method, a telemetry unit and a computer program product for determining long-range connectivity of a telemetry unit associated with an elevator car. A plurality of network echoing utility messages are sent over a long-range wireless communication network towards at least one known server at each of a plurality of positions within the elevator shaft, and one or more network echoing utility reply messages are received in response. A connectivity value at each of said plurality of positions is determined based at least on number of network echoing utility reply messages received from the at least one known server in response to said sending the plurality of network echoing utility messages at the respective position.

A microchip for generating stimulation pulses comprising a power management unit, a demodulation unit, a decoder unit, a control unit, a current generator, a digital to analogue converter, a stimulation unit, and a back telemetry unit, wherein the microchip may be configured to receive a high frequency modulated signal (data signal) from an external part of an implantable auditory prosthesis. The data signal may be demodulated to a primary signal comprising a main signal encoded with a clock signal in order to generating stimulation pulses. The stimulation pulses may be applied to an implantee's cochlear nerves to restore implantee's auditory function.

To provide an improved device and method for measuring a torque of a rotating shaft.SOLUTION: The invention provides a device V for measuring a torque M of a rotating shaft W, W'. The device V includes a measurement body 1, 1' and an evaluation unit 2. The measurement body 1, 1' can be attached to the shaft W, W' to rotate with the shaft W, W' about a longitudinal axis A of the shaft W, W' in the attached state. The measurement body 1, 1' includes a measuring unit 12, a measuring amplifier unit 13, and a telemetry unit 14. The measuring unit 12 generates a measurement signal MS under the effect of the torque M in the attached state. The measuring amplifier unit 13 amplifies the measurement signal MS. The telemetry unit 14 digitizes the amplified measurement signal MS. The telemetry unit 14 transmits it to the evaluation unit 2 by wireless transmission. The measurement body 1, 1' has a principal axis of inertia X, and the principal axis of inertia X lies on the longitudinal axis A in the attached state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

A telemetry system includes a telemetry unit (31) including a pulser (34), the pulser (34) configured to be operated to generate pressure pulses in a borehole fluid for transmission of a communication, and a processing unit (32) configured to control the pulser (34) according to a modulation scheme to generate a transmission signal (70a, 70b) in the borehole fluid. The modulation scheme is configured to generate a waveform (56) that includes a plurality of overlapping continuously differentiable functions (58, 60, 62, 64, 66), each function (58, 60, 62, 64, 66) corresponding to a symbol representing one or more bits of a bit sequence.

An optimized, energy-sensitive system and method for fulfilling various data needs of gas utilities. In particular, the disclosure relates to optimized methods for discovering and reacting to an alarm. In one aspect, when an alarm is triggered a telemetry unit automatically alters its operating mode to begin transmitting live pressure reads every minute instead of every hour, as typically performed. This variance in operation eliminates the need for a user to monitor a pipeline system for an incoming alarm and manually request data by initiating a live communication session.

A portable fuel metering system (PMU) is described. The PMU has one or more flow meters capable of metering the flow of fluids, such as fuel, as the fluid is transferred from a source to a receiver. The PMU may include a telemetry unit configured to transmit parameters related to the fuel transfer to remote location. The PMU may be configured in a light, portable package that may be carried by one or two people. The PMU may include a power generator that is configured to use the flow of fluid to the PMU to generate power for the PMU's operation.

A medical device system is provided that includes an implantable medical device (IMD), an external server, and a clinician device, where the IMD includes a detection unit, a processing unit, and a telemetry unit. A detection unit of the IMD is configured to detect a plurality of parameters, and a processing unit of the IMD is configured to identify that the IMD is implanted in the patient based on at least one of the plurality of parameters. Further, the processing unit is configured to transmit at least one parameter of the plurality of parameters to an external server via the telemetry unit. The external server is configured to process at least one of the plurality of parameters and create a data set associated with the IMD and / or with the patient based on the at least one of the plurality of parameters. The data set includes at least one piece of information for making a decision associated with the IMD and / or associated with the patient. Further, the external server is configured to initiate transmission of the data set to the clinician device.

A systems and method is provided for collecting, storing, and analyzing the status and operation of a railroad grade level crossing, and generating reports and alarms in response to status and current or predicted failures. The system includes a telemetry unit positioned at a railroad grade crossing, a data collector, and report generation engines.

A carrier wave, chip and data homologous modulation system is characterized by comprising a power supply remote control telemetering unit, a crystal oscillator reference unit, a power division matching unit, a carrier wave generation unit, a work clock generation unit, a data processing unit and a radio frequency channel unit. The power supply remote control telemetering unit, the crystal oscillator reference unit, the power division matching unit, the carrier generation unit and the radio frequency channel unit are sequentially connected in series, and the power division matching unit is further sequentially connected with the work clock generation unit, the data processing unit and the radio frequency channel unit in series; the output of the power supply remote-control telemetering unit is connected with the input of the work clock generation unit, and the power supply remote-control telemetering unit is connected with the data processing unit. The carrier wave, the chip and the data clock of one single machine are from the same signal source, the complexity of a ground receiving system is effectively reduced, excellent communication performance is guaranteed, and the requirements of a special receiving terminal for mobility, small size, light weight, low power consumption and high reliability can be met.

The invention relates to a high-reliability multi-target real-time telemetering system, and belongs to the field of communication. Each target telemetering unit takes the data comprehensive integrated device as a core, is additionally provided with a spread spectrum telemetering unit or a frequency modulation telemetering unit according to respective work task requirements, and selects different frequency point and pseudo code combinations to form respective communication links; the data comprehensive integrated device is provided with a data link port, so that ad-hoc networking among different target telemetering units can be realized; the spread spectrum telemetry unit adopts a PCM-CDMA-BPSK spread spectrum telemetry system, a target address is distinguished through a code pattern, and sent signals are allowed to use the same frequency band at the same time. The frequency modulation telemetry unit adopts a PCM-FM system and TPC coding, and a reliable interval is kept between frequency points and frequency points selected by the spread spectrum telemetry unit. The problems that a traditional spacecraft telemetering system is single, the number of communication units is limited, link interference is large, and the space environment is limited are solved.

The invention relates to a telemetry unit (1) comprising a receiving interface (2) for receiving a data stream (3), the data stream (3) comprising at least time series data of at least one measurement signal (S), a first logic unit (L1) for processing the data stream (3) and a data storage device (4) for at least temporarily storing at least a partial content of the data stream (3) and / or data processed by the first logic unit (L1), wherein the first logic unit (L1) is configured to compress the data stream (3). The telemetry unit according to the invention is characterized in that a second logic unit (L2) is located downstream of the first logic unit (L1) in the direction of data flow; A third logic unit (L3) is located downstream of the second logic unit (L2) in the direction of data flow; and The third logic unit (L3) is downstream in the direction of data flow and is equipped to receive at least a partial content of a compressed data stream (3K) and / or at least a regression function and to transmit it to an external data processing device (6).

A telemetering verification device comprises a hoisting mechanism installed on the ground, a telemetering unit is placed on the ground, the hoisting mechanism can conveniently hoist and transfer a workpiece, and meanwhile, the hoisting mechanism plays a role in pulling the workpiece during positioning and clamping, so that the safety is ensured. The telemetering unit comprises a shell, a mounting base is mounted at the lower end of the shell, an electric cylinder is mounted on the mounting base, an upward extending table is arranged at the output end of the electric cylinder, a mounting end table is mounted at the other end of the mounting base, a movable clamp is rotationally arranged at the upper end of the upward extending table, a rotating round sleeve is rotationally arranged on the mounting end table, and a driven gear is mounted on the rotating round sleeve. The driven gear is meshed with a driving gear, the driving gear is connected with a motor, the rotating round sleeve is provided with a rotating end sleeve, an electric sliding ring is installed in the rotating end sleeve, and the rotating end sleeve is provided with a fixed clamp. The workpiece is clamped by the fixed clamp, and the axial direction of the workpiece and the axial direction of the rotating circular sleeve can be ensured to coincide through clamping, so that measurement operation is facilitated.

The disclosure concerns, inter alia, a medical data processing device (100, 110, 120), configured to receive or retrieve a pre-generated prediction function, the prediction function configured to determine a risk indicator (800) for a medical complication event associated with a patient during a hospitalization in an intensive care unit and / or an intermediate care unit and / or a telemetry unit of a first clinical site (601), in particular following a surgery, the pre-generated prediction function generated by training a machine learning model (701) using external training data (210) comprising patient data originating from one or more second clinical sites (602), the patient data comprising manually and / or automatically collected data of a set of measurement-based clinical parameters associated with a plurality of patients, the data comprising at least a subset of the clinical parameters collected with a plurality of different respective sampling frequencies; and assess (S420) the performance of the prediction function (S420) by generating at least one performance metric by using, as the input of the prediction function, local assessment data (320) comprising patient data originating from the first clinical site (601).

The invention provides a novel aircraft electronic equipment cabin. The novel aircraft electronic equipment cabin comprises a comprehensive control unit, an inertial measurement unit, a telemetering unit, a primary power supply unit, a flexible cable and a structural frame, the comprehensive control unit, the inertial measurement unit, the telemetering unit, the primary power supply unit and the flexible cable are respectively integrated and then mounted on the structural frame through fasteners; the space utilization rate of the electronic equipment cabin is improved through deep integration of equipment distributed in a scattered state in the aircraft; a traditional cable is replaced by the FPC flexible cable, and the FPC flexible cable penetrates through the whole complex electronic equipment cabin with narrow space and extremely high assembly density according to the characteristic that the FPC flexible cable can be dynamically bent, so that flexible interconnection of the system is realized; electromagnetic protection design is carried out from the whole cabin, and the electromagnetic protection difficulty is reduced.

The utility model discloses an infrared spectral imaging telemetering system for infrared detection of gas leakage. The infrared spectral imaging telemetering system comprises an online telemetering unit, a fixed seat and a fixed plate. According to the utility model, after four screws are driven into a mounting position according to a preset size, the fixing plate is quickly connected with the four screws through the four fixing grooves, and the screws are tightened after connection, so that the fixing plate can be fixed, after the fixing plate is mounted, an inserting block is inserted into a clamping box from top to bottom, and the inserting block is extruded by a second spring and a pressing block, so that the fixing plate is fixed. The fixing structure is formed, the fixing structure is very stable and very convenient to disassemble and assemble, after the inserting block is inserted into the clamping box, the connecting sleeve is extruded through the first spring, the end cover and the shielding cover are extruded towards the wall face, the fixing plate is completely shielded by the shielding cover, and the fixing structure plays a certain protection role in the connecting position when used outdoors.

The invention relates to a device (V) for measuring a torque (M) of a rotating shaft (W, W '); the device (V) has a measuring body (1, 1 ') and an evaluation unit (2); the measuring body (1, 1 ') can be fastened to the shaft (W, W') and rotates together with the shaft (W, W ') about the longitudinal axis (A) of the shaft (W, W') in the fastened state; the measuring body (1, 1 ') has a measuring unit (12), a measuring amplifier unit (13) and a telemetry unit (14); the measuring unit (12) generates a measurement signal (MS) under the action of a torque (M) in the fastened state; a measurement amplifier unit (13) amplifies the measurement signal (MS); the telemetry unit (14) digitizes and wirelessly transmits the amplified measurement signal (MS) to the evaluation unit (2); wherein the measuring body (1, 1 ') has a main axis of inertia (X) which lies on the longitudinal axis (A) in the fastened state.

The invention relates to a device (V) for measuring the torque (M) of a rotating shaft (W, W'); which device (V) comprises a measuring body (1, 1') and an evaluation unit (2); which measuring body (1, 1') is attachable to the shaft (W, W') and, in the attached state, rotates with the shaft (W, W') about a longitudinal axis (A) of the shaft (W, W'); which measuring body (1, 1') comprises a measuring unit (12), a measuring amplifier unit (13), and a telemetry unit (14); which measuring unit (12), in the attached state, generates a measurement signal (MS) under the influence of the torque (M); which measuring amplifier unit (13) amplifies the measurement signal (MS); which telemetry unit (14) digitizes the amplified measurement signal (MS) and transmits it wirelessly to the evaluation unit (2); wherein the measuring body (1, 1') has a principal axis of inertia (X) which principal axis of inertia (X) lies on the longitudinal axis (A) in the fixed state.

There is provided a method and server for enabling an operator to identify a device suitable for an asset monitoring service. The system includes a telemetry unit, a user device, and a server. The telemetry unit includes a wireless transceiver configured to receive sensor data from an asset and make the telemetry unit detectable by mobile devices using an asset monitoring application. The user device uses the asset monitoring application to detect the telemetry unit when the user device is within communication range. The server, which is in communication with the mobile devices, receives data from the asset monitoring application, thereby establishing a suitability of the user device for the asset monitoring service at least with respect to the asset. The server processes the data pursuant to the suitability in order to communicate the sensor data or secondary data derived therefrom to the external device or to another user device.

In an embodiment, a payload assembly is independent of a corresponding mobile platform (e.g. small unmanned aerial vehicle (sUAV), etc.). The payload assembly includes a flight controller (FC), a global positioning system (GPS) unit, a radio frequency (RF) telemetry unit, an RF antenna, a companion computer, and a power distribution system, thereby enabling both mobile platform and payload agnostic capabilities.

Fluid infrastructure management systems and methods are described. An exemplary method includes: (1) obtaining, within a server and a remote telemetry unit, a digital twin model that provides one or more estimates of a flow attribute within a fluid infrastructure element; (2) receiving a forecast of an environmental condition around an area surrounding the sensor; (3) estimating, on the server and using the forecast and one of the digital twin models, the flow attribute to produce one or more estimated values ​​of the server flow attribute; (4) obtaining, using the sensor and at the remote telemetry unit, the sensor measurement of the flow attribute; and reporting one or more of the estimated values ​​of the server flow attribute as, or being, an estimate of the sensor measurement, if the server does not receive the sensor measurement from the remote telemetry unit.

An induction motor is includes a stator and a rotor configured for being rotated by the stator about a center axis The rotor includes a rotor bar assembly including a plurality of electrically conductive rotor bars. The motor also includes a telemetry device fixed to the rotor. The telemetry device is electrically connected to the rotor bar assembly and powered by a voltage difference along the rotor bar assembly during rotation of the rotor about the center axis. The rotor is rotated by a magnetic field of the stator inducing an electric current in the rotor bars. The motor also includes at least one sensor fixed to the rotor for measuring a parameter of the rotor. The telemetry device is configured for transmitting information representative of measurements of the at least one sensor to a controller located outside of the rotor.

An acoustic telemetry unit comprising an acoustic receiver for receiving acoustic telemetry signals is disclosed. The acoustic telemetry unit comprises a filter for filtering signals received by the acoustic receiver, a processor for processing signals passed by the filter to recover a data signal, the processor being operable in a sleep mode, and means for waking the processor from the sleep mode in dependence on an output of the filter. An energy storage module may be charged using signals received by the acoustic receiver which are not passed by the filter. The disclosed techniques may help to conserve battery power.

A tamper-proof black box telemetry system 22 suitable for offshore wind cable (figure 1, 14) monitoring, comprises a plurality of telemetry or telematics units securely attached to offshore wind cables. Multiple sensor modules (figure 9, 34) are integrated within each telemetry or telematics unit 22 suitable for monitoring cable parameters, including temperature, strain, partial discharge, acoustic emissions, environmental conditions, six-axis vibration and orientation, and insulation resistance. Onboard microcontrollers are within each telemetry unit 22 for processing sensor data and encrypting it before transmission, as well as secure communication protocols for encrypted data transmission to a centralized monitoring system. Tamper-evident seals (figure 6A, 26), internal tamper detection sensors (figure 9, 34), and secure enclosures (figure 9, 32) are provided with each telemetry unit 22 to prevent unauthorized access or tampering.

The disclosure concerns, inter alia, a medical data processing device (100, 110, 120), configured to receive or retrieve a pre‐generated prediction function, the prediction function configured to determine a risk indicator (800) for a medical complication event associated with a patient during a hospitalization in an intensive care unit and / or an intermediate care unit and / or a telemetry unit of a first clinical site (601), in particular following a surgery, the pre‐generated prediction function generated by training a machine learning model (701) using external training data (210) comprising patient data originating from one or more second clinical sites (602), the patient data comprising manually and / or automatically collected data of a set of measurement‐based clinical parameters associated with a plurality of patients, the data comprising at least a subset of the clinical parameters collected with a plurality of different respective sampling frequencies; and assess (S420) the performance of the prediction function (S420) by generating at least one performance metric by using, as the input of the prediction function, local assessment data (320) comprising patient data originating from the first clinical site (601).

The present invention discloses an intelligent stability preservation system for a floating wind power generation unit, which comprises a floating body foundation, a ballast water unit, a bilge water unit, a ventilation unit, a liquid level telemetry unit and a control unit; the floating body foundation includes three pipe arms, and inside each pipe arm, an empty tank, a ballast water tank and a trimming water tank are sequentially arranged from the connection end to the end; the ballast water unit is connected to each ballast water tank and trimming water tank through multiple pipelines respectively; the bilge water unit is connected to each empty tank through multiple pipelines respectively; the ventilation unit is connected to each empty tank, ballast water tank and trimming water tank through multiple ventilation pipes respectively; there are multiple liquid level telemetry units, which are respectively arranged in each empty tank, ballast water tank and trimming water tank; the control unit is communicatively connected to the ballast water unit, the bilge water unit and the liquid level telemetry unit respectively. The present invention can effectively overcome the situation that the ocean environment causes excessive inclination and sway of the floating wind power generation unit, resulting in the shutdown of the unit and the inability to continuously work.

The utility model relates to the technical field of fuel gas safety, in particular to a fuel gas field monitoring system which comprises a gas monitoring module. The gas monitoring module comprises a pan-tilt telemetry unit and a management platform, the pan-tilt telemetry unit is in communication connection with a data center of the management platform, the pan-tilt telemetry unit comprises a pan-tilt body, a camera bin and a laser telemetry bin, and the camera bin and the laser telemetry bin are fixed to the two sides of the pan-tilt body; the camera bin faces the gas pipeline area; the laser telemetering bin comprises a laser gas telemetering instrument, and the laser gas telemetering instrument comprises a signal processing unit; the working modes of the holder body comprise comprehensive scanning, multi-point scanning and preset point scanning, the gas pipeline leakage problem can be quickly found through the holder, and casualties and property losses are reduced to the maximum extent.

An aerial firefighting system has a foam production unit attached to an aircraft. The foam production unit has a single unit variable block high expansion foam generator; a light weight bladder tank system for collection and storage of water; a light weight bladder tank system for storage of a foaming agent; a telemetry unit for adjusting air flow, foam agent proportioning, and water pressure; and tubing for foam stream straightening. The foam production unit also has a fan capable of delivering at least 75,000 cubic feet per minute of air. The incorporation of a high-CFM fan increases foam production capability more than tenfold over existing aerial firefighting systems. The volume of firefighting foam produced is in excess of 50,000 cubic feet of foam per minute.

A setting tool is disclosed for setting an acoustic telemetry unit in tubing, such as wellbore tubing. The setting tool comprises an anchor motor for driving an expandable anchor, a control unit for controlling the anchor motor, and an acoustic receiver. The control unit is arranged to determine whether an acoustic signal is successfully received by the acoustic receiver and to control the anchor motor in dependence thereon. By providing the setting tool with the acoustic receiver and determining whether an acoustic signal is successfully received by the acoustic receiver, it can be judged whether an acoustic signal from another acoustic telemetry unit in the tubing can be successfully received by the acoustic telemetry unit which is being set. This may facilitate deployment of a repeater unit at an optimum distance from another acoustic telemeter unit which is already in the tubing.

Fluid infrastructure management systems and methods are described. An exemplar method includes: (1) obtaining, inside a server and a remote telemetry unit, a digital twin model providing one or more estimates of a flow attribute inside a fluid infrastructure item; (2) receiving a forecast of an environmental condition around an area surrounding the sensor; (3) estimating, at the server and using the forecast and one of the digital twin models, flow attribute to produce one or more server's estimated flow attribute values; (4) obtaining, using the sensor and at the remote telemetry unit, the sensor measurement of the flow attribute; and reporting or more of the server's estimated flow attribute values as being or being an estimate of the sensor measurement, if the server does not receive from the remote telemetry unit the sensor measurement.