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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2012
Radoslaw R. Zakrzewski, South Burlington, VT (US);
Michael A. Lynch, Shelburne, VT (US);
Brandon Hicks, Ferrisburgh, VT (US);
Garret Edward Rittenhouse, Burlington, VT (US);
Radoslaw R. Zakrzewski, South Burlington, VT (US);
Michael A. Lynch, Shelburne, VT (US);
Brandon Hicks, Ferrisburgh, VT (US);
Garret Edward Rittenhouse, Burlington, VT (US);
Simmonds Precision Products, Inc., Vergennes, VT (US);
Abstract
A sensor network includes a plurality of sensors and a base station for sending a series of data acquisition requests to the sensors. Each data acquisition request has an index. Each sensor has a synchronization calculation module and an internal clock. The sensors are adapted and configured to receive the series of data acquisition requests and record a timestamp of receipt for each data acquisition request. The sensors also store a predefined time interval related to the plurality of data acquisition requests so that the sensor can calculate a time to start collecting data based upon the series of data acquisition requests, the timestamps, the indices, and the predefined time interval. In an alternative embodiment, the base station only sends a general request for data acquisition and a synchronization sensor module receives the general request and, in turn, sends the series of data acquisition requests to the sensors.