System, method and apparatus for sensor activation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The high installation and maintenance costs of wireless sensor networks limit their penetration into the marketplace due to the need for custom solutions tailored to specific applications, making it difficult to deploy and scale sensor networks across various industries without significant redesign or redeployment.
Innovation Solution
A plug-and-play universal sensor interface allows sensor module units to be easily connected to wireless nodes, enabling flexible deployment and modification of wireless sensor networks without reconfiguring the existing infrastructure, thus reducing costs and enabling seamless scaling with changing sensor application objectives.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If wireless sensor networks are customized for specific applications, then measurement precision and reliability are improved, but device complexity and installation costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal sensor interface that can accommodate multiple sensor types and applications through a single standardized connection protocol. This allows the same wireless node infrastructure to be used across different applications (temperature monitoring, humidity sensing, motion detection, etc.) without requiring custom configurations, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining measurement precision through application-specific sensor selection
2Measurement precision
If wireless sensor networks are customized for specific applications, then measurement precision is improved, but installation and maintenance costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
By creating a universal sensor interface standard, the patent enables mass production of standardized wireless nodes that can serve multiple applications. This reduces manufacturing costs through economies of scale and simplifies installation and maintenance procedures, as technicians can work with a single interface type across different applications rather than learning multiple custom configurations
Solution Approach 2:
The patent separates the sensor interface layer from the application layer, allowing the standardized interface hardware to be produced independently and universally, while application-specific functionality is achieved through software or sensor module selection. This segmentation enables cost-effective manufacturing and deployment
3Adaptability or versatility
If wireless sensor networks are scaled to new applications, then adaptability is improved, but time and expense for re-qualification and testing increase
Solution Approach 1:
The universal sensor interface establishes a standardized communication protocol and physical connection that remains consistent across applications. This allows wireless nodes to be qualified and tested once for the standardized interface, and then deployed to multiple applications without requiring re-qualification or re-testing, significantly reducing time loss while maintaining adaptability to new sensor applications
Data Source
AI summary
A configured mode of operation of a wireless sensor node unit can selectively activate a first subset of sensor channels of data and selectively deactivate a second subset of sensor channels of data. The configured mode of operation customizes the sensor functionality in the wireless sensor node unit in support of the delivery of data streams to customers.