Granted Patent B2

US 12,314,346 · App. 18/988,120 · Granted May 27, 2025

Inventor: Armando Montalvo (Winter Garden, FL)

Assignee: Digital Global Systems, Inc.

G06F18/2431G06F18/25G05D2111/67G06F17/18G06F18/213G06F18/256G06V10/80G08B29/188

Abstract

Claims (59)

1. A system for sensor data fusion for sensor management and utilization, comprising:

at least one computer processor including a memory;

at least one curation engine, at least one link engine, at least one fusion engine, at least one inference engine, and at least one validation engine;

at least one first sensor, being of a first sensor type, operable to measure a first parameter of a machine; and

at least one second sensor, being of a second sensor type, operable to measure a second parameter of the machine;

wherein the at least one computer processor is operable to analyze the first parameter and the second parameter;

wherein the at least one computer processor is operable to receive at least one query;

wherein the at least one curation engine is operable to curate the first parameter and the second parameter, the at least one link engine is operable to link the first parameter and the second parameter via calculating a conditional entropy between the first parameter and the second parameter, the at least one fusion engine is operable to fuse the first parameter and the second parameter, the at least one inference engine is operable to determine an inference from the first parameter and the second parameter, and the at least one validation engine is operable to validate the first parameter and the second parameter;

wherein the at least one curation engine is operable to curate the first parameter and the second parameter by categorizing the first parameter and the second parameter into at least one property and/or sub-property based in part on the at least one query;

wherein the at least one curation engine is operable to filter the first parameter and the second parameter based in part on the at least one property and/or sub-property before storing the first parameter and the second parameter;

wherein the at least one curation engine is operable to calculate a degree of certainty that the at least one property and/or sub-property of the at least one first sensor is correlated to the at least one property and/or sub-property of the at least one second sensor;

wherein the at least one fusion engine is operable to fuse the first parameter and the second parameter, wherein the at least one fusion engine creates at least one new data set;

wherein the at least one computer processor is operable to instruct modification of the machine based on the at least one new data set; and

wherein the modification of the machine includes adjusting an orientation of a satellite.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first sensor and/or the at least one second sensor includes an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a force/torque sensor, a proximity sensor, a gear sensor, a magnetic sensor, a humidity sensor, an angle sensor, a temperature sensor, a 6-axis combo inertial sensor, a current sensor, a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensor, radar sensor, ultrasonic sensor, visible spectrum camera, Global Positioning System (GPS) sensor, inertial measurement unit, infrared sensor, depth camera, load sensor, a thermal power sensor, a diode detector, and/or a spectrometer.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one property and/or sub-property includes a timestamp and/or a measurement over a common period of time.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one curation engine is operable to use artificial intelligence to automatically categorize the first parameter and the second parameter into the at least one property and/or sub-property based in part on historical accuracy of previous categorizations by an artificial intelligence engine.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first sensor and the at least one second sensor are operable to measure heterogeneous, partially heterogeneous, or homogeneous machines.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one computer processor is located on or in a machine, an edge device, at least one server, and/or a cloud.

7. A method for sensor data fusion for sensor management and utilization, comprising:

providing at least one computer processor including a memory;

providing at least one curation engine, at least one link engine, at least one fusion engine, at least one inference engine, and at least one validation engine;

at least one first sensor, being of a first sensor type, measuring a first parameter of a machine; and

at least one second sensor, being of a second sensor type, measuring a second parameter of the machine;

analyzing by the at least one computer processor the first parameter and the second parameter;

receiving by the computer processor at least one query;

curating the first parameter and the second parameter via the at least one curation engine, linking the first parameter and the second parameter via the at least one link engine via calculating a conditional entropy between the first parameter and the second parameter, fusing the first parameter and the second parameter via the at least one fusion engine, determining an inference from the first parameter and the second parameter via the at least one inference engine, and validating the first parameter and the second parameter via the at least one validation engine;

curating the first parameter and the second parameter by categorizing the first parameter and the second parameter into at least one property and/or sub-property based in part on the at least one query;

filtering by the at least one curation engine the first parameter and the second parameter based in part on the at least one property and/or sub-property before storing the first parameter and the second parameter;

calculating by the at least one curation engine a degree of certainty that the at least one property and/or sub-property of the at least one first sensor is correlated to the at least one property and/or sub-property of the at least one second sensor;

fusing the first parameter and the second parameter;

creating via the at least one fusion engine at least one new data set;

instructing modification of the machine by the at least one computer processor based in part on the at least one new data set; and

wherein the modification of the machine includes adjusting an orientation of a satellite.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising conducting pattern recognition via the at least one curation engine to calculate a statistical probability that the at least one property and/or sub-property of the first parameter and the second parameter are correlated.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising categorizing via the at least one curation engine using artificial intelligence the at least one property and/or sub-property of the first parameter and the second parameter based in part on historical accuracy of previous categorizations by the at least one curation engine.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least one first sensor and/or the at least one second sensor includes an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a force/torque sensor, a proximity sensor, a gear sensor, a magnetic sensor, a humidity sensor, an angle sensor, a temperature sensor, a 6-axis combo inertial sensor, a current sensor, a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensor, radar sensor, ultrasonic sensor, visible spectrum camera, Global Positioning System (GPS) sensor, inertial measurement unit, infrared sensor, depth camera, load sensor, a thermal power sensor, a diode detector, and/or a spectrometer.

11. The method of claim 7 , further comprising curating the first parameter and the second parameter in real-time.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least one property and/or sub-property includes a timestamp and/or a measurement over a common period of time.

13. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first parameter and the second parameter are heterogeneous, partially heterogeneous, or homogeneous machines.

14. A system for sensor data fusion for sensor management and utilization, comprising:

at least one computer processor including a memory;

at least one curation engine, at least one link engine, at least one fusion engine, at least one inference engine, and at least one validation engine;

at least one first sensor, being of a first sensor type, operable to measure a first parameter of a machine; and

at least one second sensor, being of a second sensor type, operable to measure a second parameter of the machine;

wherein the at least one computer processor is operable to analyze the first parameter and the second parameter;

wherein the at least one computer processor is operable to receive at least one query;

wherein the at least one curation engine is operable to curate the first parameter and the second parameter, the at least one link engine is operable to link the first parameter and the second parameter via calculating a conditional entropy between the first parameter and the second parameter, the at least one fusion engine is operable to fuse the first parameter and the second parameter, the at least one inference engine is operable to determine an inference from the first parameter and the second parameter, and the at least one validation engine is operable to validate the first parameter and the second parameter;

wherein the at least one curation engine is operable to curate the first parameter and the second parameter by categorizing the first parameter and the second parameter into at least one common property and/or common sub-property based in part on the at least one query;

wherein the at least one curation engine is operable to filter the first parameter and the second parameter based in part on the at least one common property and/or common sub-property before storing the first parameter and the second parameter;

wherein the at least one curation engine is operable to calculate a degree of certainty that the at least one common property and/or common sub-property of the at least one first sensor is correlated to the at least one common property and/or common sub-property of the at least one second sensor;

wherein the at least one fusion engine is operable to fuse the first parameter and the second parameter, wherein the at least one fusion engine creates at least one new data set;

wherein the at least one computer processor is operable to modify the machine based in part on the at least one new data set; and

wherein the modification of the machine includes adjusting an orientation of a satellite.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the at least one common property and/or common sub-property includes a timestamp and/or a measurement over a common period of time.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the at least one first sensor and/or the at least one second sensor includes an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a force/torque sensor, a proximity sensor, a gear sensor, a magnetic sensor, a humidity sensor, an angle sensor, a temperature sensor, a 6-axis combo inertial sensor, a current sensor, a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensor, radar sensor, ultrasonic sensor, visible spectrum camera, Global Positioning System (GPS) sensor, inertial measurement unit, infrared sensor, depth camera, load sensor, a thermal power sensor, a diode detector, and/or a spectrometer.

17. The system of claim 14 , wherein the curation engine is operable to curate the first parameter and the second parameter in real-time.

18. The system of claim 14 , wherein the at least one first sensor and the at least one second sensor are operable to measure heterogeneous, partially heterogeneous, or homogeneous machines.

19. The system of claim 14 , wherein the at least one curation engine is operable to use an artificial intelligence engine to automatically categorize the first parameter and the second parameter into the at least one common property and/or common sub-property based in part on historical accuracy of previous categorizations by the at least one curation engine.

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