Sensor localization using lateral inhibition
US7783457B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B25/007
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system including multiple devices that each have a sensor and are each configured to communicate with other devices. The system further includes a controller configured to provide command information that specifies a mode of operation of the devices. In a first mode of operation, the devices transmit communication signals and a given device modifies a strength of its communication signal from an initial strength to a final strength based on communication signals it receives from one or more other devices. And in a second mode of operation, the devices transmit communication signals and the given device dynamically adjusts a strength of its communication signal based communication signals it receives from one or more other devices and on measurements performed by the sensor in the given device.
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