System and method of a mobile gateway device
Mobile gateway devices for connecting to a wireless mesh network having a plurality of nodes include a wireless radio module structured to communicate with the plurality of nodes via the wireless mesh network, wherein the plurality of nodes includes at least one instrument to collect information; and a computer structured to: receive the information from the plurality of nodes via the wireless radio module; and transmit the information to a remote server via a satellite connection.
1. A mobile gateway device for connecting to a wireless mesh network having a plurality of nodes, the mobile gateway device comprising:
a wireless radio module structured to communicate with the plurality of nodes via the wireless mesh network,
wherein the plurality of nodes includes at least one instrument to collect information,
wherein the at least one instrument includes at least one sensor configured to collect environmental data including an environmental concentration sensed by the at least one sensor; and
a computer structured to:
receive the information from the plurality of nodes via the wireless radio module, wherein the information includes the environmental data from the at least one instrument; and
transmit the information to a remote server via a wireless connection,
wherein the computer is structured to transmit at least one of an alert, a location, or the environmental data to the remote server via the wireless connection when the environmental concentration sensed by the at least one sensor and included in the environmental data exceeds a threshold concentration.
2. The mobile gateway device of claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of nodes are structured to communicate with each other in the wireless mesh network and to monitor the information from the at least one instrument for an alarm condition; and
the computer is structured to receive an indication of the alarm condition from at least one of the plurality of nodes and to transmit the alarm condition to the remote server via the wireless connection.
3. The mobile gateway device of claim 1 , wherein the mobile gateway device is structured to be mounted on at least one of a vehicle or a drone.
4. The mobile gateway device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of nodes includes at least one mobile device.
5. The mobile gateway device of claim 1 , further comprising, a battery structured to provide power to the wireless radio module and the computer.
6. The mobile gateway device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless mesh network is an ad-hoc wireless mesh network.
7. The mobile gateway device of claim 1 , wherein the computer is further structured to receive an instruction from the remote server via the wireless connection, and to control the at least one instrument based on the instruction.
8. The mobile gateway device of claim 1 , wherein the computer is structured to receive the information including the environmental data from at least one of the plurality of nodes at a fixed interval.
9. The mobile gateway device of claim 1 , wherein the computer is structured to transmit the information including the environmental data to the remote server at a higher priority when the environmental data indicates a hazardous environment.
10. The mobile gateway device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor is structured to be worn by a user.
11. The mobile gateway device of claim 1 , wherein:
the location is determined from at least one of a global positioning system (GPS) sensor or a near field communication (NFC) tag read by the at least one instrument; and
the computer is structured to transmit the location to the remote server via the wireless connection when the environmental concentration sensed by the at least one sensor and included in the environmental data exceeds the threshold concentration.
12. The mobile gateway device of claim 1 , wherein the computer is structured to provide two-way communication between the remote server and the at least one instrument such that the remote server controls or configures the at least one instrument by communicating with the mobile gateway device over the wireless connection.
13. The mobile gateway device of claim 1 , wherein the remote server is a cloud server.
14. The mobile gateway device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless radio module is structured to communicate with the plurality of nodes using a wireless network protocol.
15. The mobile gateway device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a serial connection between the wireless radio module and the computer.
16. The mobile gateway device of claim 15 , wherein the computer is a single-board computer.
17. The mobile gateway device of claim 1 , wherein the mobile gateway device is rugged.
18. The mobile gateway device of claim 17 , wherein the mobile gateway device includes a rugged case having at least one of:
a field replaceable external dust filter to prevent clogging of the at least one sensor;
a plastic edge to prevent overmold peeling;
a plastic rail to reduce overmold tearing;
a plastic ridge to protect an external sensor filter when the external sensor filter is facedown; or
a recessed display to be protected from scratches.
19. The mobile gateway device of claim 1 , wherein the environmental concentration sensed by the at least one sensor is an environmental concentration of a hazardous gas.
20. The mobile gateway device of claim 1 , wherein the computer is further structured to:
transmit the at least one of the alert, the location, or the environmental data to at least one of the plurality of nodes within a predetermined distance from the at least one instrument when the environmental concentration sensed by the at least one sensor and included in the environmental data exceeds a threshold concentration.
21. The mobile gateway device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless connection includes at least one of a WiFi or cellular connection.
22. A system comprising:
a wireless mesh network including a plurality of nodes, wherein the plurality of nodes includes a mobile gateway device and at least one instrument to collect information, and the at least one instrument includes at least one sensor configured to collect environmental data including an environmental concentration sensed by the at least one sensor,
wherein the mobile gateway device includes:
a wireless radio module structured to communicate with the plurality of nodes via the wireless mesh network; and
a computer structured to:
receive the information from the plurality of nodes via the wireless radio module, wherein the information includes the environmental data from the at least one instrument; and
transmit the information to a remote server via a wireless connection,
wherein the computer is structured to transmit at least one of an alert, a location, or the environmental data to the remote server via the wireless connection when the environmental concentration sensed by the at least one sensor and included in the environmental data exceeds a threshold concentration.
23. A method of communicating between a remote server and a wireless mesh network having a plurality of nodes, comprising:
communicating, using a mobile gateway device, with the plurality of nodes via the wireless mesh network,
wherein the plurality of nodes includes at least one instrument to collect information, and the at least one instrument includes at least one sensor configured to collect environmental data including an environmental concentration sensed by the at least one sensor;
receiving, using the mobile gateway device, the information from the plurality of nodes, wherein the information includes the environmental data from the at least one instrument; and
transmitting, using the mobile gateway device, the information to the remote server via a wireless connection,
wherein the mobile gateway device transmits at least one of an alert, a location, or the environmental data to the remote server via the wireless connection when the environmental concentration sensed by the at least one sensor and included in the environmental data exceeds a threshold concentration.
24. A mobile gateway device for connecting to a wireless mesh network having a plurality of nodes, the mobile gateway device comprising:
a wireless radio module structured to communicate with the plurality of nodes via the wireless mesh network,
wherein the plurality of nodes includes at least one instrument having at least one sensor to collect information, the information including an environmental concentration sensed by the at least one sensor; and
a computer structured to:
receive the information from the plurality of nodes via the wireless radio module;
transmit the information to a remote server via a wireless connection, wherein the computer is structured to transmit at least one of an alert, a location, or the information to the remote server via the wireless connection when the environmental concentration sensed by the at least one sensor and included in the information exceeds a threshold concentration; and
provide two-way communication between the remote server and the at least one instrument such that the remote server controls or configures the at least one instrument by communicating with the mobile gateway device over the wireless connection.
25. The mobile gateway device of claim 24 , wherein:
the plurality of nodes are structured to communicate with each other in the wireless mesh network and to monitor the information from the at least one instrument for an alarm condition; and
the computer is structured to receive an indication of the alarm condition from at least one of the plurality of nodes and to transmit the alarm condition to the remote server via the wireless connection.
26. The mobile gateway device of claim 24 , wherein the mobile gateway device is structured to be mounted on at least one of a vehicle or a drone.
27. The mobile gateway device of claim 24 , wherein the plurality of nodes includes at least one mobile device.
28. The mobile gateway device of claim 24 , further comprising, a battery structured to provide power to the wireless radio module and the computer.
29. The mobile gateway device of claim 24 , wherein the wireless mesh network is an ad-hoc wireless mesh network.
30. The mobile gateway device of claim 24 , wherein the computer is further structured to receive an instruction from the remote server via the wireless connection, and to control the at least one instrument based on the instruction.
31. The mobile gateway device of claim 24 , wherein the remote server is a cloud server.
32. The mobile gateway device of claim 24 , wherein the wireless radio module is structured to communicate with the plurality of nodes using a wireless network protocol.
33. The mobile gateway device of claim 24 , further comprising:
a serial connection between the wireless radio module and the computer.
34. The mobile gateway device of claim 33 , wherein the computer is a single-board computer.
35. The mobile gateway device of claim 24 , wherein the mobile gateway device is rugged.
36. The mobile gateway device of claim 24 , wherein the wireless connection includes at least one of a Wifi or cellular connection.