Wireless data acquisition system and method using self-initializing wireless modules

摘要

Presented are systems and methods for deploying wireless data acquisition modules that facilitate autonomous initialization. The wireless data acquisition modules may initiate a initialization process in response to a stimulus associated with being deployed. The wireless data acquisition module may further conduct a neighbor discovery process and in turn establish a data transfer path among one or more other wireless data acquisition modules. Further, information obtained during a series of autonomous tests may be communicated during the neighbor discovery process and the establishment of the data transfer path may at least in part be based on the information obtained in the autonomous tests.

主权项

1. A method of enabling a seismic data acquisition module, the method comprising:
initializing the seismic data acquisition module in response to a sensed change in orientation of the seismic data acquisition module from a first orientation to a second orientation relative to the surface of the Earth sensed by a tilt sensor of the seismic acquisition module; and acquiring seismic data at the seismic data acquisition module after the initializing.