Laser Sensor Node Wireless Imaging for False Actuation Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing remote sensing devices are prone to false actuations, including false negatives and false positives, due to environmental factors and misidentification of objects, which affects their accuracy in detecting and imaging objects.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising a sensor node with a microcomputer, camera, and wireless radio for transmitting images to a display node, utilizing various sensors such as laser, range, motion, heat, and infrared sensors, and incorporating multiple sensor nodes for communication and improved object detection and imaging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a single sensor is used for remote sensing, then the device complexity is low, but the reliability of object detection is reduced due to false actuations
Solution Approach 1:
The remote sensing device is divided into multiple independent sensor nodes, each capable of detecting objects and transmitting data. This segmentation allows the system to reduce false actuations through distributed sensing while maintaining manageable complexity at each node level.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple sensor nodes are combined into a networked system that shares detection data and coordinates responses. By merging the capabilities of individual sensors into a unified detection system, the overall reliability improves while the complexity is distributed across multiple simple nodes rather than concentrated in one complex device.
2Reliability
If multiple sensor nodes are deployed for improved detection accuracy, then the reliability of object detection is enhanced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Each sensor node is designed as a universal, multi-functional unit that can detect various objects, process data locally, and communicate with other nodes. This universality allows multiple nodes to be deployed for improved accuracy while keeping individual node complexity low, as each node performs the same set of functions rather than requiring specialized complex designs.
3Productivity
If real-time image transmission is implemented, then the productivity of monitoring is improved, but the use of energy increases due to wireless communication
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of continuous real-time transmission, the sensor nodes transmit images periodically or event-driven (when object detection occurs). This periodic action maintains monitoring productivity by ensuring timely image transmission while significantly reducing energy consumption compared to continuous transmission modes.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances the accuracy and reliability of object detection and imaging by reducing false actuations and providing a wireless transmission of images to a remote display, enabling effective monitoring and surveillance.
Implementation Method 1
The laser sensor is a known device for transmitting a pulsed laser beam and detecting a reflection of the pulsed laser beam for determining a range to an object interrupting the beam
Implementation Method 2
A sensor in the active remote sensing device detects a reflection of the pulsed beam for the object interrupting the beam
Implementation Method 3
Many passive remote sensing devices sensitive to acoustical emission or infrared electromagnetic transmission have been used in intrusion alarms, perimeter surveillance and the like
Implementation Method 4
A second camera is connected to the sensor microcomputer for recording a second image of the object for determining the velocity of the object from the images from the cameras
Implementation Method 5
The sensor may include a heat sensor for sensing a heat emission from the object
Data Source
AI summary
A device is disclosed for detecting and imaging an object comprising a sensor node including a sensor for sensing the object and a camera for recording an image of the object. A wireless sensor radio is connected to the camera for transmitting the recorded image of the object to a display node for displaying the image of the object at a remote location.