发明名称 |
Control method of wireless irrigation |
摘要 |
A wireless sensor probe for use in environmental monitoring and control includes a separable probe body and sensor mast. The probe body includes a void configured to house the sensor mast including one or more sensor devices for sensing a soil property surrounding the probe body when the probe body is inserted partially into the ground. The probe body includes a probe top part for encapsulating the probe body and the sensor mast. The sensor mast is inserted into the probe body to form the sensor probe. In another embodiment, a wireless sensor probe includes a housing containing one or more sensor devices. The probe further includes a collar situated near a top portion of the housing being used to anchor the housing to the top of the ground and a gasket formed on the outside perimeter of the housing for securing the housing in the ground. |
申请公布号 |
US8812007(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.08.19 |
申请号 |
US200912634528 |
申请日期 |
2009.12.09 |
申请人 |
Digital Sun, Inc. |
发明人 |
Hitt Dale K.;Heaton Kurtis G. |
分类号 |
H04W72/00;H04W68/00;H04B1/38;G08B5/22;H04Q1/30;G08B21/00;G08B23/00;H04L12/28;H04B7/216;H04J3/00;H04L12/42;H04L12/403;G05B11/01;G05D11/00;G01V3/00;G01V7/00;G01R21/00;G01R21/06 |
主分类号 |
H04W72/00 |
代理机构 |
Inskeep IP Group, Inc. |
代理人 |
Inskeep IP Group, Inc. |
主权项 |
1. A method for wirelessly monitoring and controlling a water distribution system at a watering site comprising:
establishing a network of a plurality of wireless nodes wherein each wireless node has a wireless transceiver and a processor and wherein at least one of said plurality of wireless nodes also has an environmental sensor; communicating timing information wirelessly from a first wireless node to a second wireless node; acknowledging the receipt of said timing information through the sending of an acknowledgment signal by said second wireless node to said first wireless node; establishing a timeslot for a future communication between said first and second wireless nodes using communication between said first wireless node and said second wireless node; powering down the wireless transceivers of the first and second wireless nodes following the sending of said acknowledgment signal by said second wireless node; and powering up the wireless transceivers of the first and second wireless nodes for the wireless communication of further sensor information at said time slot; conducting water distribution at said watering site based on sensor information communicated between said first wireless node and said second wireless node; wherein said timeslot is established by: including a plurality of available wireless node timeslots in said timing information communicated from said first wireless node to said second wireless node; said second wireless node comparing said plurality of available first wireless node timeslots to a plurality of available second wireless node timeslots and selecting said timeslot from said plurality of available first wireless node timeslots; said second wireless node including said selected timeslot in said acknowledgment signal sent from said second wireless node to said first wireless node. |
地址 |
San Jose CA US |