公开(公告)号：US20200256710A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-13

申请号：US16271304

申请日：2019-02-08

Applicant: Simmonds Precision Products, Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin T. Rule ,  Travis Gang ,  Thomas Henck ,  Travis Dement ,  Peter J. Carini ,  Daniel Hiatt ,  Benjamin D. Mcbride ,  Matthew B. Burleigh

IPC: G01D9/00 ,  H03K19/177

Abstract: A sensor node for a distributed sensing system, can include a physical memory configured to store configuration settings data, one or more sensor channels configured to interface with one or more physical sensors to receive signals from the one or more physical sensors, and one or more configurable logic modules connected to the physical memory and operative to receive the configuration settings data and to be configured by the configuration settings data into a logic state to control whether and/or how the one or more one or more configurable logic modules receive and/or processes data from the one or more sensor channels. The one or more configurable logic modules can include one or more FPGAs and/or PLDs, for example.

公开(公告)号：US10938643B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-02

申请号：US16271319

申请日：2019-02-08

Applicant: Simmonds Precision Products, Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin T. Rule ,  Travis Gang ,  Thomas Henck ,  Travis Dement ,  Peter J. Carini ,  Daniel Hiatt ,  Benjamin D. Mcbride ,  Matthew B. Burleigh

IPC: G06F15/177 ,  H04L12/24 ,  G07C5/08 ,  H04L12/40 ,  H04L29/08 ,  B64F5/60 ,  G06F8/65

Abstract: A control module for a distributed sensor system can include a non-application specific configurable module configured to operate as a function of controller configuration settings data, at least a first memory configured to store the controller configuration settings data, at least one external interface module configured to connect with a master host module of the sensor system to receive updated controller configuration settings data, the control module configured to receive and store the updated controller configuration settings in the first memory thereof via the at least one external interface module, and a subnet interface module configured to connect to one or more configurable sensor nodes on a subnetwork, wherein the control module is configured to control and/or configure the one or more sensor nodes as a function of the controller configuration setting data and receive sensor data from the one or more sensor nodes.

公开(公告)号：US20200259708A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-13

申请号：US16271319

申请日：2019-02-08

Applicant: Simmonds Precision Products, Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin T. Rule ,  Travis Gang ,  Thomas Henck ,  Travis Dement ,  Peter J. Carini ,  Daniel Hiatt ,  Benjamin D. Mcbride ,  Matthew B. Burleigh

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/40 ,  G07C5/08

Abstract: A control module for a distributed sensor system can include a non-application specific configurable module configured to operate as a function of controller configuration settings data, at least a first memory configured to store the controller configuration settings data, at least one external interface module configured to connect with a master host module of the sensor system to receive updated controller configuration settings data, the control module configured to receive and store the updated controller configuration settings in the first memory thereof via the at least one external interface module, and a subnet interface module configured to connect to one or more configurable sensor nodes on a subnetwork, wherein the control module is configured to control and/or configure the one or more sensor nodes as a function of the controller configuration setting data and receive sensor data from the one or more sensor nodes.

公开(公告)号：US10728634B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-28

申请号：US16226284

申请日：2018-12-19

Applicant: Simmonds Precision Products, Inc.

Inventor： Travis Gang ,  Travis Dement ,  Benjamin T. Rule ,  Thomas Henck

IPC: H04Q9/00

Abstract: A method performed by a plurality of digital sensing nodes included in a sensing network having a controller and/or host is provided. The method includes a first sensing node of the plurality of digital sensing nodes being configured with a configuration file selected from a plurality of configuration files, the configuration file defining a plurality of action sets to perform in association with detection of respective first and second events. The plurality of digital sensing nodes are configured for acquiring sensed data for monitoring a system. The first sensing node is configured based on the configuration file for, autonomously of the sensing network controller and host, detecting at least one of the first and second events as a function of sensed data output by a sensing element of the first sensing node, performing a first action set if the first event is detected, and performing a second action set if the second event is detected.

公开(公告)号：US10728633B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-28

申请号：US16226277

申请日：2018-12-19

Applicant: Simmonds Precision Products, Inc.

Inventor： Travis Gang ,  Travis Dement ,  Benjamin T. Rule ,  Thomas Henck

IPC: H04Q9/00 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: A sensor node of a sensing network acquires first sensing data from an internal sensing node and/or second sensing data via an interface from an external sensing node. The sensor node is configured with a selected configuration file. The first and second events are detected as a function of the first and/or second sensing data based on the configuration file. The method further includes performing a first action set of the plurality of action sets as a function of detecting the first event and performing a second action set of the plurality of action sets as a function of detecting the second event, wherein the first and second action sets are defined by the configuration file. Once configured with the configuration file, detecting the first and second events and performance of any of the first and second action sets is performed autonomously of a controller or host of a system being monitored by the sensing network.