Wireless sensor data processing systems
View Patent ↗A wireless network includes a plurality of sensors; and a wireless station adapted to communicate with the plurality of sensors, each wireless station having a positioning system to provide 3D coordinates, each wireless station being part of a mesh network and each wireless station automatically determining the 3D coordinates of each sensor based on the mesh network.
1. A wireless network, comprising:
a plurality of sensors; and
a wireless station adapted to communicate with the plurality of sensors, each wireless station having a positioning system to provide 3D coordinates, each wireless station being part of a mesh network providing node to node communication and each wireless station automatically determining the 3D coordinates of each sensor based on the mesh network, wherein one of the sensors comprises a MEMS sensor that outputs 24-bit or 32-bit seismic signals.
2. A wireless network, comprising:
a plurality of sensors; and
a wireless station adapted to communicate with the plurality of sensors, each wireless station having a positioning system to provide 3D coordinates, each wireless station being part of a mesh network providing node to node communication and each wireless station automatically determining the 3D coordinates of each sensor based on the mesh network, wherein one of the sensors comprises a spring-mass sensor that uses relative motion between a mass and a coil to generate an analog output signal.
3. The wireless network of claim 2 , wherein the sensors comprise geophones.
4. A wireless network, comprising:
a plurality of sensors; and
a wireless station adapted to communicate with the plurality of sensors, each wireless station having a positioning system to provide 3D coordinates, each wireless station being part of a mesh network providing node to node communication and each wireless station automatically determining the 3D coordinates of each sensor based on the mesh network, wherein the sensor comprises a wireless transmitter to transmit seismic data.
5. The wireless network of claim 4 , comprising a smart antenna coupled to the wireless transmitter to transmit seismic data.
6. The wireless network of claim 4 , comprising a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna coupled to the wireless transmitter.
7. The wireless network of claim 2 , wherein the sensor comprises a transmitter compatible with one of: 802 protocol, cellular protocol, Bluetooth protocol, Zigbee protocol.
8. The wireless network of claim 2 , wherein the wireless station comprises a transmitter compatible with one of: 802 protocol, cellular protocol, Bluetooth protocol, Zigbee protocol.
9. The wireless network of claim 2 , wherein the wireless station comprises a transmitter compatible with one of: WiFi protocol, WiMAX protocol, 3G cellular protocol, 4G cellular protocol.
10. The wireless network of claim 2 , wherein the wireless station comprises a transmitter compatible with one of: 802.X protocol, cellular protocol, Bluetooth protocol, Zigbee protocol.
11. The wireless network of claim 2 , comprising a smart antenna coupled to the wireless station.
12. The wireless network of claim 2 , comprising a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna coupled to the wireless station.
13. The wireless network of claim 2 , comprising a WiMAX transceiver coupled to the wireless stations to transmit seismic data.
14. The wireless network of claim 13 , comprising one of: a smart antenna, a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna, each coupled to the WiMAX transceiver.
15. The wireless network of claim 2 , comprising a truck having a transceiver to communicate with the wireless stations.
16. A wireless network, comprising:
a plurality of sensors; and
a wireless station adapted to communicate with the plurality of sensors, each wireless station having a positioning system to provide 3D coordinates, each wireless station being part of a mesh network providing node to node communication and each wireless station automatically determining the 3D coordinates of each sensor based on the mesh network, wherein each wireless station comprises a processor to pre-process and to remove noise from seismic data.
17. The wireless network of claim 2 , comprising a fuel cell to power the wireless station.
18. The wireless network of claim 2 , wherein the sensors communicate over the mesh network and self-assemble upon wireless station command.
19. The wireless network of claim 2 , wherein time of arrival data is used to determine sensor location.
20. The wireless network of claim 2 , comprising a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna coupled to the wireless station and wherein the wireless station comprises a multi-cluster multi-hop wireless ad hoc network formed without pre-existing infrastructure.