Epsilon series Military Sensor Sensor4Xi Design:
[001]~ Size
[002]~ Rapidly deployable
[003]~ Packing
[004]~ Additional Sensors
[005]~ Competitors or Partners
[006]~ Smart Bob for Military
[007]~ Tailored to sensor nuclear power stations
[008]~ Swarfing
[009]~ Shell
[010]~ Hypernate state
[011]~ Erased state
[012]~ Automatic and unmanned recharging
[013]~ Longer Period Sensing
[014]~ Relocating sensors
[015]~ Delivering new sensors
[016]~ 24/7 sensing
[017]~ Service
[018]~ Sensors run out
[019]~ Microphone
[020]~ Power
[021]~ Video camera
[022]~ Embedded Sensors
[023]~ Questions
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[001] Sensor4Xi Design ~ Military Sensor: Size
Sensor4Xi is designed to fit:
~ several Sensors4X fit inside one Xi helicopter
~ Base4Xi can store numerous sensors for it's Xi helicopters
catch: ~[content] ~[3d] ~[next]!
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[002] Sensor4Xi Design ~ Military Sensor: Rapidly deployable
Sensor4Xi is designed to be rapidly deployable:
~ Xi has Sensors4Xi ready packed inside and Xi itself can be rapidly deployed by a fighter, for example
~ Sensors4Xi are being dropped by Xi
~ once Sensor4Xi has reached a it starts sensoring it's environment
catch: ~[content] ~[previous] ~[next]!
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[003] Sensor4Xi Design ~ Military Sensor: Packing
Sensor4Xi is designed to be packed efficiently:
~ several sensors can be packed inside Xi
~ Base4Xi may take a bunch of Sensors4Xi to be loaded to Xis
catch: ~[content] ~[previous] ~[next]!
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[004] Sensor4Xi Design ~ Military Sensor: Additional Sensors
Additional Sensors can be dropped to target area:
~ new sensors may be dropped by Xi either to replace old ones or to drop to new locations
~ Base4Xi may receive new sensors or SOH may deliver new sensors to base
~ Sensors4Xi can easily plugged into Xi and Sensor4Xi size may vary depending on sensor type
catch: ~[content] ~[previous] ~[sensor] ~[mobile_ad_hoc_network] ~[next]!
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[005] Sensor4Xi Design ~ Military Sensor: Competitors or Partners
Sensor4Xi is designed to fit:
~ compared to competitors Sensor4Xi has been designed to be rapidly deployable and droppable
catch: ~[content] ~[previous] ~[sensor] ~[ugv] ~[next]!
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[006] Sensor4Xi Design ~ Military Sensor: Smart Bob for Military (SBob4M)
Smart Bob for Military (SBob4M) concept:
~ dropped by Xi
~ capable to communicate with Xi
~ uploads sensor data to Xi
~ downloads instructions,software from Xi
~ communicates with Sensor4Xi via thether
~ connects itself to network which may be SBob4M or sensor network
~ SBob4M may also work as router in Sensor4Xi network
~ SBob4M embeds antenna, software radio and IP router
~ SBob4M can be solar powered with additional batteries
~ SBob4M powers Sensor4Xi via tether
~ SBob4M can act as server for sensor network
~ SBob4M may be embedded into Base4Xi
catch: ~[content] ~[previous] ~[buoy] ~[sub_sea_pipeline] ~[next]!
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[007] Sensor4Xi Design ~ Military Sensor: Tailored to sensor nuclear power stations
Tailored to sensor nuclear power stations
~ Sensor4Xi can be tailored to sensor nuclear power stations in hostile countries
catch: ~[content] ~[previous] ~[nuclear_power_station] ~[next]!
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[008] Sensor4Xi Design ~ Military Sensor: Swarfing
Sensor4Xi collaborates with Xis,Base4Xis and other Sensors4Xi:
~ Xi downloads software to Sensor4Xi and it uploads sensor data to Xi
~ Sensor4Xi may communicate with other Sensors4Xi in network, if required
~ Base4Xi downloads software and uploads data from Sensors4Xi dropped by Xi around Base4Xi
However, Sensors4Xi do not swarf for example in the air; Xi drops them.
catch: ~[content] ~[previous] ~[next]!
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[009] Sensor4Xi Design ~ Military Sensor: Shell
Shell in Sensor4Xi is designed for dropping :
~ Xi drops sensors
~ Sensor4Xi can be dropped for example to ground and ice
~ head is the heaviest part of Sensor4Xi
catch: ~[content] ~[previous] ~[sensor] ~[next]!
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[010] Sensor4Xi Design ~ Military Sensor: Hypernate state
Sensor4Xi may hypernate to save energy:
~ Sensoring time and period is reprogrammable
~ Sensor may hypernate after a period or Xi may command sensor to hypernate due to enemy or other reason
catch: ~[content] ~[previous] ~[next]!
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[011] Sensor4Xi Design ~ Military Sensor: Erased state
Sensor4Xi is designed to be erasable:
~ Xi may send erase command to sensor
catch: ~[content] ~[previous] ~[next]!
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[012] Sensor4Xi Design ~ Military Sensor: Automatic and unmanned recharging
Automatic and unmanned recharging:
~ smarter sensor may use solar power to recharge itself
~ however, Xi is capable to drop more sensors to area
~ therefore cheaper sensors are being used
catch: ~[content] ~[previous] ~[next]!
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[013] Sensor4XiSensor4XiDesign ~ Military Sensor: Longer Period Sensing
Longer Period Sensing:
~ Sensors4Xi with fuel cells and hydrogen will be able to sensor are for long periods
~ hydrogen powered sensors are also more invisible and keep their power
catch: ~[content] ~[previous] ~[next]!
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[014] Sensor4Xi Design ~ Military Sensor: Relocating sensors
Relocating sensors:
~ sensors have to stay where they are dropped
~ only Xi and Base4Xi know sensor location
~ only the Xi, which dropped a sensor or a Xi with Base4Xi's permission, may communicate with it
catch: ~[content] ~[previous] ~[next]!
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[015] Sensor4Xi Design ~ Military Sensor: Delivering new sensors
Delivering new sensors:
~ Xi may drop a new sensor to a location where sensor has stopped to respond
~ new sensors may also be dropped by Xi to achieve better coverage
catch: ~[content] ~[previous] ~[next]!
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[016] Sensor4Xi Design ~ Military Sensor: 24/7 sensing
Sensor4Xi is designed to operate 24/7:
~ Xi may command sensor to shut down due to enemy or other threat
~ Xi masters several sensors it has dropped and collects data periodically
~ Sensor4Xi can be programmed to sensor 24/7, Xi may command a new sensoring schedule
catch: ~[content] ~[previous] ~[next]!
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[017] Sensor4Xi Design ~ Military Sensor: Service
Sensor4Xi Service:
~ military has it's own service personnel trained to repair sensors
~ Sensors4Xi around Base4Xi might be typical sensors to be fixed
~ Sensors4Xi dropped by Xi are typically in hostile locations
catch: ~[content] ~[previous] ~[next]!
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[018] Sensor4Xi Design ~ Military Sensor: Sensors run out
Handling the situation when Sensors4Xi run out:
~ Xi monitors sensors it has dropped
~ Base4Xi monitors sensors around Base4Xi and may command Xi to drop more sensors
~ command and control center may send command to Base4Xi, which then commands it's Xis to drop more sensors
catch: ~[content] ~[previous] ~[next]!
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[019] Sensor4Xi Design ~ Military Sensor: Microphone
Sensor4Xi may embed a smart microphone.
~ there are several kind of sensors targeted to different kind of missions
catch: ~[content] ~[previous] ~[smart_microphone] ~[next]!
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[020] Sensor4Xi Design ~ Military Sensor: Power
Sensor4Xi is powered to last:
~ Smart Bob and smarter sensors may use solar power
~ hydrogen powered sensors do not loose power if sensor is in sleep mode
~ battery powered sensors have power management like cellular phones to use power only for sensoring and upload/download
Design takes into account existing power technology and makes it fit, if possible, see Sensor4Xi power.
catch: ~[content] ~[previous] ~[next]!
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[021] Sensor4Xi Design Military Sensor: Video camera
Sensor4Xi might be a special video camera.
catch: ~[content] ~[previous] ~[video_camera] ~[sensor] ~[next]!
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[022] Sensor4Xi Design Military Sensor: Embedded Sensors
Embedded Sensors:
~ Xi and Base4Xi embed Sensors4Xi
~ Smart Bob embeds Sensors4Xi
~ Sensor4Xi itself embeds several small sensors
catch: ~[content] ~[previous] ~[sensor] ~[next]!
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[023] Sensor4Xi Design ~ Military Sensor: Questions
Questions arised during design phase:
~ What kind of sensors there exist ? What data do they collect?
~ Do you always have to install sensors manually to sensor ? Other choices,what?
~ What would be the size with a power to last 30 days,for example ?
~ How much energy do they consume ?
~ How big are the batteries and power source ?
~ Would solar panel help ?
~ How rugged are sensors ?
~ Would it possible for Xi to drop sensors without parachute (so that sensor would go uder ground at leat partly ?
~ What features are missing in existing sensors ?
~ Problems known with sensors at the moment ?
~ Data communication used with sensors ?
~ Current sensor demand ?
~ Application for sensors ?
catch: ~[content] ~[previous]!
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[024] Sensor4Xi Design ~ Military Sensor: Sensors above ground
Sensor4Xi is droppable i.e. not left in the air:
~ These kind of sensors Small & Smart leaves to other companies.
~ Xi drops Sensor4Xi and at the same time sensors the air space.
~ Base4Xi sensors it's surrounding with sensors and
~ it sensors large area by masteing Xi using the base and it collaborates with command and control center.
catch: ~[content] ~[previous]!
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