Abstract: A sensor system includes a power harvesting subsystem, a control subsystem, a sensor subsystem and a communication subsystem. Electromechanical systems generate and dissipate multiple forms of waste energy as a by-product of system operation. Waste energy in the system may lead to destructive side effects which adversely affect the life of system elements. The sensor system is powered above a predetermined level and communicates the sensed information to a remote processor for system diagnosis.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 30, 2003
Publication date:
August 5, 2004
Inventors:
Jeffrey T. Benoit, Balkrishna S. Annigeri, Richard P. Card, Fanping Sun, Bhalchandra R. Tulpule, Howard A. Winston