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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2016
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Young Il Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Dae Geun Park, Daejeon, KR;
Geon Min Yeo, Daejeon, KR;
Yong Tae Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Hyun Woo Lee, Seoul, KR;
Sun Hwa Lim, Daejeon, KR;
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus for dynamically configuring a wireless sensor relay network for monitoring train activity according to the present invention includes a plurality of wireless sensors that wirelessly transmit sensor data obtained by measuring heat and vibration of a train running unit, a plurality of coordinator units that are located in train cars, and receive the sensor data from one or more wireless sensors located within the same train car, a plurality of wireless relay units that are located in the train cars, form a wireless sensor relay network with the wireless relay unit located in a neighboring train car, and transmit the sensor data received from the coordinator units, and a gateway unit that receives the sensor data from the plurality of wireless relay units through the wireless sensor relay network, and transmits the received sensor data to a control center.