Localized sensor quality analysis and control
A computer-implemented method comprising capturing measurement data via a first sensor suite, broadcasting the measurement data via short-range communication, receiving, via the short-range communication, a broadcast including a quality control analysis result corresponding to the measurement data and determined by a second sensor suite, acting on the quality control analysis result, and performing quality control analysis for a third sensor suite.
1. A computer-implemented method, implemented by a first sensor suite, the method comprising:
capturing measurement data via the first sensor suite;
broadcasting the measurement data via short-range communication;
receiving, via the short-range communication from a second sensor suite, a broadcast including a quality control analysis result corresponding to the measurement data and determined by the second sensor suite;
acting on the quality control analysis result; and
performing quality control analysis for a third sensor suite by:
receiving, from the third sensor suite, a second broadcast including second measurement data captured by the third sensor suite;
verifying integrity of the second measurement data;
performing a quality control analysis on the second measurement data by analyzing the second measurement data using a quality control algorithm to form a second analysis result without uploading the measurement data to a centralized server;
generating a second response for broadcasting the second analysis result, wherein the second response comprises:
a determination of pass when the quality control analysis indicates that the second measurement data passes the quality control analysis; and
a determination of fail, a suspected cause of the failure, and a recommended resolution for the suspected cause of the failure when the quality control analysis indicates that the second measurement data fails the quality control analysis; and
broadcasting the second analysis result.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the first sensor suite comprises one or more sensors, a computing resource, and a network interface.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the quality control algorithm is a proprietary quality control algorithm published in a software development kit (SDK) at least partially executed by the first sensor suite.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the short-range communication is performed at an Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) layer 2 independent of Internet-based communication.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein to act on the quality control analysis result, the method further comprises at least one of self-resetting the first sensor suite, a self-cleaning of the first sensor suite, a self-calibrating the first sensor suite, or a self-repositioning of the first sensor suite.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting at least a portion of the measurement data to a reporting entity via Internet-based communication when the quality control analysis result indicates that the measurement data passed quality control analysis.
7. A first sensor suite, comprising:
a memory configured to store computer executable instructions;
a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions, where executing the instructions further configures the processor to:
capture measurement data;
broadcast the measurement data via short-range communication;
receive, via the short-range communication from a second sensor suite, a broadcast including a quality control analysis result corresponding to the measurement data and determined by the second sensor suite;
act on the quality control analysis result; and
perform quality control analysis for a third sensor suite by:
receiving, from the third sensor suite, a second broadcast including second measurement data captured by the third sensor suite;
verifying integrity of the second measurement data;
performing a quality control analysis on the second measurement data by analyzing the second measurement data using a quality control algorithm to form a second analysis result without uploading the measurement data to a centralized server;
generating a second response for broadcasting the second analysis result, wherein the second response comprises:
a determination of pass when the quality control analysis indicates that the second measurement data passes the quality control analysis; and
a determination of fail, a suspected cause of the failure, and a recommended resolution for the suspected cause of the failure when the quality control analysis indicates that the second measurement data fails the quality control analysis; and
broadcasting the second analysis result.
8. The first sensor suite of claim 7 , further comprising one or more sensors, a computing resource, and a network interface.
9. The first sensor suite of claim 7 , wherein the quality control algorithm is a proprietary quality control algorithm published in a software development kit (SDK) at least partially executed by the first sensor suite.
10. The first sensor suite of claim 7 , wherein the short-range communication is performed at an Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) layer 2 independent of Internet-based communication.
11. The first sensor suite of claim 7 , wherein to act on the quality control analysis result, the processor controls the first sensor suite to perform at least one of a self-resetting the first sensor suite, a self-cleaning of the first sensor suite, a self-calibrating the first sensor suite, or a self-repositioning of the first sensor suite.
12. The first sensor suite of claim 7 , wherein executing the instructions further configures the processor to transmit at least a portion of the measurement data to a reporting entity via Internet-based communication when the quality control analysis result indicates that the measurement data passed quality control analysis.
13. A system, comprising:
a first sensor suite;
a second sensor suite communicatively coupled to the first sensor suite; and
a third sensor suite communicatively coupled to the first sensor suite and the second sensor suite,
wherein the first sensor suite comprises:
a memory configured to store computer executable instructions;
a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions, where executing the instructions further configures the processor to:
capture measurement data;
broadcast the measurement data via short-range communication;
receive, via the short-range communication from a second sensor suite, a broadcast including a quality control analysis result corresponding to the measurement data and determined by the second sensor suite;
act on the quality control analysis result; and
perform quality control analysis for a third sensor suite by:
receiving, from the third sensor suite, a second broadcast including second measurement data captured by the third sensor suite;
verifying integrity of the second measurement data;
performing a quality control analysis on the second measurement data by analyzing the second measurement data using a quality control algorithm to form a second analysis result without uploading the measurement data to a centralized server;
generating a second response for broadcasting the second analysis result, wherein the second response comprises:
a determination of pass when the quality control analysis indicates that the second measurement data passes the quality control analysis; and
a determination of fail, a suspected cause of the failure, and a recommended resolution for the suspected cause of the failure when the quality control analysis indicates that the second measurement data fails the quality control analysis; and
broadcasting the second analysis result.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the first sensor suite, the second sensor suite, and the third sensor suite each comprise one or more sensors, a computing resource, and a network interface.
15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the quality control algorithm is a proprietary quality control algorithm published in a software development kit (SDK) at least partially executed by the first sensor suite, the second sensor suite, and the third sensor suite.
16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the short-range communication is performed at an Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) layer 2 independent of Internet-based communication.
17. The system of claim 13 , wherein to act on the quality control analysis result, the processor controls the first sensor suite to perform at least one of a self-resetting the first sensor suite, a self-cleaning of the first sensor suite, or a self-calibrating the first sensor suite.
18. The system of claim 13 , wherein to act on the quality control analysis result, the processor controls the first sensor suite to perform a self-repositioning of the first sensor suite.
19. The system of claim 13 , wherein executing the instructions further configures the processor to transmit at least a portion of the measurement data to a reporting entity via Internet-based communication when the quality control analysis result indicates that the measurement data passed quality control analysis.