Daisy chained marine sensor platform
In one aspect, there is provided a marine sensor platform that includes: a line having a plurality of slots that are spaced apart on the line, a plurality of sensor nodes, each sensor node configured to couple to each of the slots on the line, and each sensor node including at least one sensor, a power source coupled to the plurality of sensor nodes and configured to supply power to the plurality of sensor nodes on the line, and a controller coupled to the power source and the plurality of sensor nodes on the line, wherein the controller is configured to identify a type of the at least one sensor included in each of the sensor nodes when each of the sensor nodes is coupled to the respective slot on the line.
1. A marine sensor platform comprising:
a line having a plurality of slots that are spaced apart on the line and that can each support a removable sensor node;
a plurality of the removable sensor nodes that are arranged on the line in a daisy chain, each sensor node configured to removably couple to each of the slots on the line, and each sensor node including at least one sensor;
a power source coupled to the plurality of sensor nodes and configured to supply power to the plurality of sensor nodes on the line; and
a controller coupled to the power source and the plurality of sensor nodes on the line, wherein the controller is configured to, when each of the removable sensor nodes is removably coupled to a respective slot on the line, transmit requests to the sensor nodes that are removably coupled to a respective slot on the line to request identifying information from each of the removable sensor nodes, and, based at least on the respective identifying information that is received from each of the removable sensor nodes that are removably coupled to a respective slot on the line, identify a type of the at least one sensor included in each of the removable sensor nodes.
2. The marine sensor platform of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
(i) identify a position of each of the sensor nodes on the line; and
(ii) store information that associates the type of the at least one sensor included in each of the sensor nodes with the position of each of the sensor nodes on the line.
3. The marine sensor platform of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
(i) receive a winch command that is associated with relocating a device to a particular underwater position using a winch; and
(ii) identify a sensor node of the plurality of sensor nodes that corresponds to the position associated with the winch command.
4. The marine sensor platform of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
(i) receive a sensor measurement request;
(ii) identify one or more sensor nodes of the plurality of sensor nodes associated with the measurement request; and
(iii) trigger the one or more sensors included in the one or more sensor nodes to obtain a measurement associated with the sensor measurement request.
5. The marine sensor platform of claim 4 , wherein triggering the one or more sensors included in the one or more sensor nodes to obtain the measurement comprises triggering the one or more sensors simultaneously.
6. The marine sensor platform of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
(i) receive a power request from the sensor node; and
(ii) trigger the power source to increase or decrease an amount of power supplied to the sensor node associated with the power request.
7. The marine sensor platform of claim 1 , wherein each of the sensor nodes is configured to have a different buoyancy.
8. The marine sensor platform of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor is configured to obtain a measurement of one or more of: a water quality, a depth, a temperature, a salinity, and an image of a scene.
9. The marine sensor platform of claim 1 , wherein each of the sensor nodes of the plurality of sensor nodes includes a different type of the at least one sensor.
10. The marine sensor platform of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control power supplied to each of the plurality of sensor nodes independently.
11. The marine sensor platform of claim 1 , wherein the line is configured to have a buoyancy such that a length of the line is configured to extend substantially perpendicular to a water surface.
12. The marine sensor platform of claim 1 , wherein the sensor nodes are configured to be interchangeable with each other on the line.
13. The marine sensor platform of claim 1 , wherein the line is configured to have a variable thickness.
14. The marine sensor platform of claim 1 , wherein the power source comprises a renewable energy source.
15. The marine sensor platform of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to distribute a total available power between the sensor nodes.
16. A method comprising:
obtaining, by a controller of a marine sensor platform that includes: (i) the controller, (ii) a line, (iii) a plurality of removable sensor nodes removably coupled to the line, wherein each of the sensor nodes includes at least one sensor, and (iv) a power source coupled to the plurality of removable sensor nodes and the controller, a request;
transmitting, by the controller, requests to the plurality of removable sensor nodes that are removably coupled to a respective slot on the line to request identifying information from each of the removable sensor nodes;
identifying, by the controller and based at least on the respective identifying information that is received from each of the removable sensor nodes that are removably coupled to a respective slot on the line, a type of the at least one sensor included in each of the sensor nodes when each of the sensor nodes is coupled to the respective slot on the line;
identifying, by the controller and based at least on the respective identifying information that is received from each of the removable sensor nodes that are removably coupled to a respective slot on the line, a position of each of the removable sensor nodes on the line; and
storing, by the controller, information that associates the type of the at least one sensor included in each of the removable sensor nodes with the position of each of the removable sensor nodes on the line.
17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:
receiving, by the controller, a sensor measurement request;
identifying, by the controller, one or more sensor nodes of the plurality of sensor nodes associated with the measurement request; and
triggering, by the controller, the one or more sensors included in the one or more sensor nodes to obtain a measurement associated with the sensor measurement request.
18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:
receiving, by the controller, a power request from a sensor node of the plurality of sensor nodes; and
triggering, by the controller, the power source to increase or decrease an amount of power supplied to the sensor node associated with the power request.
19. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to one or more processors that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
obtaining, by a controller of a marine sensor platform that includes: (i) the controller, (ii) a line, (iii) a plurality of removable sensor nodes removably coupled to the line, wherein each of the sensor nodes includes at least one sensor, and (iv) a power source coupled to the plurality of removable sensor nodes and the controller, a request;
transmitting requests to the plurality of removable sensor nodes that are removably coupled to a respective slot on the line to request identifying information from each of the removable sensor nodes;
identifying, based at least on the respective identifying information that is received from each of the removable sensor nodes that are removably coupled to a respective slot on the line, a type of the at least one sensor included in each of the sensor nodes when each of the sensor nodes is coupled to the respective slot on the line;
identifying, based at least on the respective identifying information that is received from each of the removable sensor nodes that are removably coupled to a respective slot on the line, a position of each of the removable sensor nodes on the line; and
storing information that associates the type of the at least one sensor included in each of the removable sensor nodes with the position of each of the removable sensor nodes on the line.