Sensor module
US5910765A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B29/186
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device, and a method for using the device, to generate discrete information about an environmental event includes an array of sensors. All sensors in the array have a determinable detection capability and, preferably, some of these detection capabilities are redundant while others are overlapping. The individual sensors are positioned in the particular environment to detect characteristics of the event from different perspectives. The outputs which are generated by the various sensors in the array are selectively segmented and joined to create a convolved pattern of data which explicitly and implicitly includes information about the characteristics of the event. The convolved pattern is then presented to a pattern recognition unit, such as a neural network, where the characteristics are interpreted from the convolved pattern to generate the desired discrete information about the environmental event.
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