Method and apparatus for reliable communications in underground and hazardous areas
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04W-024/02
H04L-012/28
G01D-021/00
H04W-084/18
H04W-024/04
H04W-028/02
H04W-028/06
H04W-064/00
H04W-088/16
출원번호
US-0521081
(2014-10-22)
등록번호
US-9258722
(2016-02-09)
발명자
/ 주소
Schmidt, Paul E.
Silverstrim, James Edward
Koleszar, Luke
출원인 / 주소
Innovative Wireless Technologies, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
New River Valley IP Law, P.C.
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2인용 특허 :
43
초록▼
A method and apparatus for reliable wireless voice, data and location communication for deployment in underground, industrial and other hazardous environments using a wireless mesh network. The network includes protocol for dispatch operation, emergency operation, remote supervision, remote status,
A method and apparatus for reliable wireless voice, data and location communication for deployment in underground, industrial and other hazardous environments using a wireless mesh network. The network includes protocol for dispatch operation, emergency operation, remote supervision, remote status, asset control, machine state of health and operational management. The architecture is based on localized clusters of autonomous nodes capable of ad hoc interconnection with nearby nodes and connection to gateway nodes. The resulting network is an ad hoc mesh topology comprised of fixed mesh nodes with approximately 50% coverage overlap between nodes. This provides a reliable communication network for mobile nodes carried by personnel and sensor nodes that are fixed or mobile that supports voice, data and tracking/situation awareness. Each cluster of nodes transfers digital voice and data to gateway nodes either directly or through multi-hop transactions.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for managing a reliable wireless ad hoc mesh network architecture and protocol to support normal and emergency operation of voice, data and location communication for underground, industrial and other hazardous environments using a single wideband platform, the method comprising: providi
1. A method for managing a reliable wireless ad hoc mesh network architecture and protocol to support normal and emergency operation of voice, data and location communication for underground, industrial and other hazardous environments using a single wideband platform, the method comprising: providing an ad hoc wireless mesh network (WMN) system for underground communications comprising localized clusters of autonomous nodes with connection to gateway nodes where gateway nodes, fixed mesh nodes (FMNs) and mobile nodes contain an ad hoc mesh network protocol for automatic formation and maintenance of link connections in a network and communicate through RF links over an RF spectrum;configuring each of the nodes of the WMN system to provide a combination of waveforms and features supported by the system;supervising the functioning of each WMN to ensure operation of nodes located therein and to identify traffic pattern congestion within each WMN;determining signal strength of the RF link and a traffic profile at proposed underground locations of the gateway node and at each of the fixed nodes as measured by transmissions from fixed mesh node transmitters to a mobile mesh radio;optimizing a location of each of the gateway nodes and each of the fixed nodes by maximizing signal strength of the RF link and the traffic pattern for each such node;optimizing a location of each of the mobile nodes based on a geolocation algorithm; andreconfiguring any WMN in which traffic congestion is found to reduce latency and peak usage on each FMN, or in which unreliable nodes are identified, to improve RF coverage and the traffic profile for the underground communications. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein reconfiguring of the network is accomplished from a remote location using one of the waveforms wherein reconfiguration occurs using one or more selected from the group consisting of: changing a channel waveform;changing channel operating parameters;turning a channel on or off without affecting operation of other waveforms;over-the-air reprogramming and/or rekeying;changing location of fixed nodes or gateway nodes; andchanging node RF link connections, node waveform, node RF spectrum, or node RF power levels. 3. The method of claim 2 wherein the same wireless link used for communication of underground network supervision and status is also used to configure or reconfigure underground network equipment enabling a user to drill down from network level to node level. 4. The method of claim 3 further comprising detecting when a gateway node has failed and automatically redirecting communications to an alternate gateway node. 5. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining location of a specified underground mobile node based on measurement of received signal strength or time of arrival of signal from a plurality of fixed mesh nodes neighboring the specified node, transmission of received signal strength data or time of arrival of signal data from a mobile mesh radio to a gateway node and application of geolocation algorithms to the signal strength data or time of arrival signal data. 6. The method of claim 5 further comprising determining whether a mobile node is located above ground or underground based on a geolocation measurement. 7. The method of claim 1 further comprising a dispatch operation that serves as a communication platform in a remote operations center to communicate with and collect data from fixed or mobile sensor nodes and assets in an underground area to provide for environmental monitoring, event detection, and post-event tracking information throughout the underground area. 8. The method of claim 6 further comprising multiple sensor types and assets to serve as a rapid information dissemination system to provide on-scene commanders response information for tracking/situation awareness. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the multiple sensor types and assets are chosen from temperature, pressure, gas, humidity, wind speed, voltage, current, lighting, chemical, biological, radiological, explosive, acoustic, magnetic, seismic, biometric, personnel state, personnel health monitoring, machine state, machine health monitoring and imaging sensors and assets.
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