Systems and methods for dynamically configuring node behavior in a sensor network

摘要

The present disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for controlling sensor networks. A sensor network has a plurality of sensor nodes, which have sensors for monitoring operational parameters of devices within an application-specific system. A wireless communication module is provided for each node to enable the node to wirelessly communicate with other nodes of the network. A user defines various scripts for controlling the behavior of one or more nodes, and the network distributes the scripts, as appropriate, to various nodes thereby implementing the behavior defined by the scripts. Accordingly, a user can easily and dynamically configure or re-configure the behavior of any node without having to physically access the node that is being configured or re-configured.

主权项

1. A wireless sensor network, comprising:
a first node operable to receive a first script defining a new behavior for the network, the first node operable to wirelessly transmit the first script via the network; and a plurality of sensor nodes, each of the sensor nodes having a sensor for detecting an operational parameter of a device, wherein one of the sensor nodes is operable to receive the first script and to store event data indicative of when the first script is to be invoked, the one sensor node operable to perform a comparison between the event data and sensor data from a sensor of the one sensor node and to invoke the first script based on the comparison thereby implementing the new behavior.