Remote sensing and communication system
US7944352B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 10, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B13/149
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A remote sensing system and method for instrumenting the entries to manhole enclosures, in order to provide a platform and means for sensing environmental parameters within and around the enclosures and wirelessly transmitting those parameters to a distant site. The system comprises a housing with sensor for monitoring environmental parameter in the vicinity of the manhole. A microcontroller in the housing sends the parameters to a radio module, which transmits the parameters to a communication device for alerting a user that a manhole has been tampered with.
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