Title :
Wireless Industrial Monitoring and Control Using a Smart Sensor Platform
Author :
Ramamurthy, Harish ; Prabhu, B.S. ; Gadh, Rajit ; Madni, Asad M.
Author_Institution :
Wireless Internet for the Mobile Enterprise Consortium, California Univ., Los Angeles, CA
fDate :
5/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A wireless smart sensor platform (based on patent pending technologies, Ramamurthy ) targeted for instrumentation and predictive maintenance systems is presented. The generic smart sensor platform with "plug-and-play" capability supports hardware interface, payload and communications needs of multiple inertial and position sensors, and actuators, using a RF link (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or RFID) for communications, in a point-to-point topology. The design also provides means to update operating and monitoring parameters as well as sensor/RF link specific firmware modules "over-the-air." Sample implementations for industrial applications and system performance are discussed
Keywords :
computerised monitoring; industrial control; intelligent sensors; maintenance engineering; radio links; wireless sensor networks; Bluetooth; RF link; RFID; Wi-Fi; actuators; generic smart sensor platform; hardware interface; inertial sensors; point-to-point topology; position sensors; predictive maintenance systems; wireless industrial monitoring; wireless smart sensor platform; Communication system control; Electrical equipment industry; Hardware; Industrial control; Instruments; Intelligent sensors; Monitoring; Predictive maintenance; Radio frequency; Wireless sensor networks; Bluetooth; RFID; Wi-Fi; industrial monitoring; over-the-air parameters updates; plug-n-play; point-to-point topology; smart sensor platform;
Journal_Title :
Sensors Journal, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JSEN.2007.894135
