Sensor system for mobile acquisition of at least one measured value and measuring method for such a sensor system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11308795-B2
Application number	US-202017066669-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 9, 2020
Priority date	Oct 10, 2019
Publication date	Apr 19, 2022
Grant date	Apr 19, 2022

Abstract

A sensor system comprises a first mobile sensor unit and a stationary sensor unit. The first mobile sensor unit has a first sensor for acquiring a first measured value and a first wireless communication unit for receiving a calibration value and for transmitting the first measured value. The stationary sensor unit has a second sensor for acquiring a second measured value and a second wireless communication unit for transmitting the calibration value and for receiving the first measured value.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A sensor system for mobile acquisition of at least one measured value in a process medium, comprising:
a first mobile sensor unit; and
a stationary sensor unit;
wherein the first mobile sensor unit includes a first sensor for acquiring a first measured value and a first wireless communication unit for receiving a calibration value and for transmitting the first measured value, and
wherein the stationary sensor unit includes a second sensor for acquiring a second measured value and a second wireless communication unit for transmitting the calibration value and for receiving the first measured value,
wherein the stationary sensor unit has a second mobile sensor unit with a third sensor and a third wireless communication unit, wherein the third sensor is suitable for acquiring a third measured value, and the third wireless communication unit is suitable for receiving the calibration value and the second measured value and for transmitting the calibration value, the second measured value, and the third measured value, wherein the second wireless communication unit is suitable for receiving the third measured value and for transmitting the calibration value and the third measured value.

2. The sensor system according to claim 1 , wherein the stationary sensor unit further includes a computing unit connected to the second sensor and to the second wireless communication unit, wherein the computing unit is suitable for calculating the calibration value on the basis of the second measured value or on the basis of the first measured value and the second measured value.

3. The sensor system according to claim 1 , wherein the stationary sensor unit further includes a fourth wireless communication unit for transmitting the calibration value and for receiving the first measured value, wherein the fourth wireless communication unit is spaced apart from the second wireless communication unit.

4. A measuring method of a sensor system for the mobile acquisition of at least one measured value, the method comprising:
providing the sensor system, including:
a first mobile sensor unit;
a second mobile sensor unit; and
a stationary sensor unit;
wherein the first mobile sensor unit includes a first sensor for acquiring a first measured value and a first wireless communication unit for receiving a calibration value and for transmitting the first measured value,
wherein the stationary sensor unit includes a second sensor for acquiring a second measured value and a second wireless communication unit for transmitting the calibration value and for receiving the first measured value, and
wherein the second mobile sensor unit includes a third sensor and a third wireless communication unit;

transmitting the calibration value from the stationary sensor unit to the first mobile sensor unit via the second wireless communication unit of the stationary sensor unit and the first wireless communication unit of the first mobile sensor unit;
calibrating the first mobile sensor unit on the basis of the received calibration value;
acquiring the first measured value via the first mobile sensor unit;
transmitting the first measured value via the first wireless communication unit of the first mobile sensor unit to the second wireless communication unit of the stationary sensor unit;
transmitting the calibration value from the first mobile sensor unit to the second mobile sensor unit via the first wireless communication unit of the first mobile sensor unit and the third wireless communication unit of the second mobile sensor unit; and
calibrating the second mobile sensor unit on the basis of the received calibration value.

5. The measuring method according to claim 4 , wherein before the step of transmitting a calibration value from the stationary sensor unit to the first mobile sensor unit, the measuring method further comprises:
acquiring the first measured value via the first sensor of the first mobile sensor unit;
transmitting the first measured value via the first wireless communication unit of the first mobile sensor unit to the second wireless communication unit of the stationary sensor unit;
acquiring the second measured value via the second sensor of the stationary sensor unit; and
determining the calibration value based on the first measured value and the second measured

value.

6. The measuring method according to claim 4 , further comprising:
acquiring a second measured value via the second sensor of the first mobile sensor unit;
transmitting the second measured value from the second mobile sensor unit to the first mobile sensor unit via the third wireless communication unit of the second mobile sensor unit and the first wireless communication unit of the first mobile sensor unit; and
transmitting the second measured value from the first mobile sensor unit to the stationary sensor unit via the first wireless communication unit of the first mobile sensor unit and the second wireless communication unit of the stationary sensor unit.

7. The measuring method according to claim 6 , further comprising:
determining a primary mobile sensor unit which is closest to the stationary sensor unit;
determining a secondary mobile sensor unit which is closest to the primary mobile sensor unit;
transmitting the calibration value from the primary mobile sensor unit to the secondary mobile sensor unit; and
transmitting the second measured value from the secondary mobile sensor unit to the primary mobile sensor unit.

Assignees

• Endress Hauser Conducta Gmbh Co Kg

Inventors

• Hanko Michael
• Pilz Stefan
• Haase Björn
• Löbbert Andreas

Classifications

• G08C23/02

  using infrasonic, sonic or ultrasonic waves · CPC title

• G01D21/02 Primary

  Measuring two or more variables by means not covered by a single other subclass · CPC title

• H04B10/00

  Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication · CPC title

• H04B11/00

  Transmission systems employing ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves · CPC title

• G08C17/02 Primary

  using a radio link · CPC title