Sensing Device Grouping Master-Slave Architecture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication technologies for smart sensing devices face challenges in efficiently grouping and communicating among multiple sensors to achieve low energy consumption and accurate information transmission, especially when distributed across various networks.
Innovation Solution
A method for grouping sensing devices into function groups, where each group designates a master and slave device to manage communication and operation parameters, allowing them to interact across supported networks and aggregate with other groups for efficient data transmission and energy management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If multiple sensing devices are employed to improve sensing accuracy, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple sensing devices with the same function are merged into a function group with a unified identifier. The group manages communication and data aggregation collectively, reducing individual device complexity while maintaining enhanced sensing accuracy through coordinated operation of multiple devices.
2Measurement precision
If a plurality of sensing devices communicate independently, then information transmission accuracy is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
A master sensing device is designated as an intermediary within each function group to manage communication with external devices. Slave sensing devices communicate only with the master, which aggregates and relays data externally. This mediator structure maintains accurate information transmission while significantly reducing the energy consumption of individual slave devices.
3Use of energy by moving object
If sensing devices are grouped into function groups with master and slave designations, then energy consumption is reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The master sensing device performs multiple functions including receiving operation parameters from external devices, managing communication protocols, aggregating data from slave devices, and relaying information externally. This multi-functional design consolidates complexity into a single device while allowing slave devices to maintain simpler, energy-efficient operations.
4Use of energy by moving object
If sensing devices aggregate data before transmission, then energy consumption is reduced, but information transmission accuracy may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The master sensing device receives operation parameters and commands from external devices, processes them, and relays appropriate instructions to slave devices. This feedback mechanism ensures that aggregation and processing operations maintain the accuracy requirements specified by external systems while still achieving energy savings through coordinated data management.
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AI summary
A grouping method for a sensing device is provided. The sensing device includes a sensor, a processor, storage and a communication device controlled by the processor. The method includes: inquiring the sensing device's sensing function, supported network types; exchanging the inquired information with other sensing devices having a same sensing function and in networks of same supported network types; forming a function group based on a pre-defined first rule, and exchanging first configuration parameters within the function group; designating one of the sensing devices of the group a master sensing device, and rest of the group slave sensing device(s) based on the exchanged first configuration parameters and a pre-defined second rule; and controlling the master sensing device's the communication device to receive operation parameters and commands from a device outside the function group and relaying the operation parameters and commands to the rest of the function group.