Monitoring and control systems for the agricultural industry
US9894852B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 7, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A mesh-based wireless network 10 of sensor/actuator devices I, D, T for an agricultural production area involves battery-powered sensors and actuators deployed under or within the foliage for broadcast communication with at least one repeater R according to broadcast time slots. The repeaters R are mounted above the vegetation canopy so as to be powered by solar panels. The repeaters R form a mesh network for routing data and commands to and from the sensors and actuators and at least one gateway GW. The gateway communicates over a cellular network with a remote agricultural management server 14 and database 16.
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