Sensor Coordinator for Low-Latency Redundant Data Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Sensor systems face inefficiencies due to redundant data transmission and coordination, leading to high computational effort and energy requirements.
Innovation Solution
A management component that receives data from sensors, selects appropriate sensors based on capabilities, and transmits instructions to optimize data collection and reduce redundancy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If sensors communicate data without abstraction or with minimal abstraction to management components, then data completeness is improved, but communication bandwidth and processing time increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential and relevant information from sensor data before transmission to management components. Instead of sending complete raw sensor data, the system identifies and transmits only the critical parameters and events that require management attention, thereby reducing communication bandwidth while preserving data completeness for decision-making purposes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of data representation by transforming raw sensor data into abstracted information with specific parameters such as event types, confidence levels, and relevant features. This parameter transformation reduces the volume of transmitted data while maintaining the essential information needed for system coordination and decision-making.
2Reliability
If management components provide instructions to multiple sensors for the same observation, then coordination coverage is improved, but redundancy and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables sensors to autonomously determine whether their observations are redundant by having them report to a coordinator that tracks system state. The coordinator manages the sensor network state and prevents redundant instructions by knowing which sensors are already performing specific observations, thereby eliminating unnecessary energy consumption while maintaining coordination coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where sensors report their observations and status to the management component, which then uses this feedback information to determine whether additional sensors need to be instructed. This feedback loop prevents redundant coordination actions and optimizes energy usage by activating sensors only when necessary.
3Measurement precision
If the system processes all sensor data with full coordination, then measurement precision is improved, but computational effort and processing time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential information needed for accurate decision-making from complete sensor data sets. By identifying and processing only the critical parameters and events rather than all raw sensor data, the system maintains measurement precision for coordination decisions while significantly reducing computational effort and processing time.
4Reliability
If sensors continuously monitor and report all observations, then detection reliability is improved, but communication overhead and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic or event-triggered monitoring and reporting instead of continuous monitoring. Sensors report their observations at specific intervals or when significant events occur, thereby maintaining detection reliability for coordination purposes while reducing communication overhead and simplifying system architecture compared to continuous monitoring of all sensors.
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AI summary
A management component for a sensor system including a plurality of sensors, wherein the management component is configured to: receive data from a first sensor of the sensor system, wherein the data relates to at least one of a plurality of predetermined observations performed by the first sensor; based on the received data, select at least one second sensor of the sensor system; transmit at least one instruction based on the received data to the selected at least one second sensor.