Sensor Provisioning Workflow for Automated Facility Deployment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for provisioning sensors in large and densely populated sensor networks require significant human effort, involving manual processes and interactions with GIS and CAD programs, which are labor-intensive and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising processors and memories with program instructions that receive and store initial sensor provisioning instructions from a GUI, generating metadata and print files for sensors, and transmitting deployment locations, reducing human labor through automated georeferenced mapping and wireless connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual methods with GIS and CAD programs are used for sensor provisioning, then provisioning data can be generated, but significant human labor and time are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical processes (human operators using GIS and CAD programs) with an automated computer-based system that performs sensor provisioning tasks. The system automatically generates provisioning data, creates geometries, and configures sensors without requiring human intervention in the manual操作流程, thereby dramatically reducing both labor and time requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The sensor provisioning system enables self-service automation where the computer system autonomously performs provisioning tasks including generating metadata, creating deployment geometries, and configuring sensors based on input parameters. The system serves itself by automatically completing end-to-end provisioning workflows without requiring continuous human oversight or manual data entry.
2Ease of manufacture
If manual sensor provisioning processes are used, then sensor deployment can be accomplished, but human labor effort increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate manual processes (GIS data processing, CAD geometry creation, sensor configuration, metadata generation) into a single integrated automated system. This consolidation simplifies the overall deployment process by combining previously separate tasks into one unified workflow that executes automatically, reducing both labor effort and process complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The sensor provisioning system is designed as a universal platform that handles multiple provisioning tasks through a single system. It can generate various types of provisioning data, create different geometry types, configure diverse sensor types, and manage deployment across multiple locations, all through one multi-functional automated system rather than requiring separate manual processes for each task.
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AI summary
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and devices for reducing user effort for sensor provisioning. In one embodiment, a system includes one or more processors and one or more memories including program instructions. The program instructions when executed are configured for receiving and storing initial sensor provisioning instructions from a graphical user interface (GUI) and provisioning a first plurality of sensors using the initial sensor provisioning instructions.