Method and apparatus for optically powering and multiplexing distributed fiber optic sensors
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for optically powering and multiplexing distributed fiber optic sensors 有权
    分布式光纤传感器光学供电和复用的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07356209B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-08

    申请号:US11779999

    申请日:2007-07-19

    IPC分类号: G02B6/00 G01J1/44 H04J14/08

    CPC分类号: H04B10/806

    摘要: An optical power converting apparatus is provided that may be used with remote sensors. A plurality of remote sensors may be coupled to a backbone optical fiber with each sensor having an optical power converter that receives an optical signal from a head end of that fiber. The optical power converters may store electrical energy derived from that optical signal and use that energy to power the remote sensors. The head end's optical signal may also include a clock signal, and each remote sensor may be set to sense a measurable parameter after a given number of clock cycles have been counted. In a further example, each of the optical sensors may be synchronized before counting these clock signals via a synchronization signal from the optical power converter. The remote sensors may individually and separately uplink their sensed data to the head end on the optical fiber. The apparatus may be implemented in a vehicle health management system, for example.

    摘要翻译: 提供了可以与远程传感器一起使用的光功率转换装置。 多个远程传感器可以耦合到主干光纤,每个传感器具有从该光纤的头端接收光信号的光功率转换器。 光功率转换器可以存储从该光信号导出的电能并使用该能量来为远程传感器供电。 头端的光学信号还可以包括时钟信号,并且每个远程传感器可以被设置为在给定数量的时钟周期被计数之后感测可测量的参数。 在另一示例中,每个光学传感器可以在经由来自光功率转换器的同步信号对这些时钟信号进行计数之前同步。 远程传感器可以将其感测数据单独地和单独上行到光纤上的头端。 该装置可以例如在车辆健康管理系统中实现。

    Method and apparatus for optically powering and multiplexing distributed fiber optic sensors
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for optically powering and multiplexing distributed fiber optic sensors 有权
    分布式光纤传感器光学供电和复用的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07263245B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-08-28

    申请号:US11079688

    申请日:2005-03-14

    IPC分类号: G02B6/00 G01J1/44 H04J14/08

    CPC分类号: H04B10/806

    摘要: An optical power converting apparatus is provided that may be used with remote sensors. A plurality of remote sensors may be coupled to a backbone optical fiber with each sensor having an optical power converter that receives an optical signal from a head end of that fiber. The optical power converters may store electrical energy derived from that optical signal and use that energy to power the remote sensors. The head end's optical signal may also include a clock signal, and each remote sensor may be set to sense a measurable parameter after a given number of clock cycles have been counted. In a further example, each of the optical sensors may be synchronized before counting these clock signals via a synchronization signal from the optical power converter. The remote sensors may individually and separately uplink their sensed data to the head end on the optical fiber. The apparatus may be implemented in a vehicle health management system, for example.

    摘要翻译: 提供了可以与远程传感器一起使用的光功率转换装置。 多个远程传感器可以耦合到主干光纤,每个传感器具有从该光纤的头端接收光信号的光功率转换器。 光功率转换器可以存储从该光信号导出的电能并使用该能量来为远程传感器供电。 头端的光学信号还可以包括时钟信号,并且每个远程传感器可以被设置为在给定数量的时钟周期被计数之后感测可测量的参数。 在另一示例中,每个光学传感器可以在经由来自光功率转换器的同步信号对这些时钟信号进行计数之前同步。 远程传感器可以将其感测数据单独地和单独上行到光纤上的头端。 该装置可以例如在车辆健康管理系统中实现。

    Audit trail in a programmable safety instrumented system via biometric signature(s)
    6.
    发明授权
    Audit trail in a programmable safety instrumented system via biometric signature(s) 有权
    通过生物识别签名在可编程安全仪表系统中的审计跟踪

    公开(公告)号:US08046588B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-25

    申请号:US11360182

    申请日:2006-02-23

    IPC分类号: G06F21/00

    CPC分类号: G06F21/32

    摘要: System(s) and method(s) that facilitate utilizing biometric sensors (e.g., fingerprint, hand scan, voice recognition . . . ) in manufacturing systems in order to maintain accurate safety audit trails. A safety audit system, utilizing a biometric sensing device, facilitates determining if a user is allowed to access and change the configuration of the manufacturing system. Once a user is allowed to change the configuration (e.g., programmable electronics, tooling changes, software updates, etc.) the changes are automatically recorded in a safety audit database. Automatic storage of configuration changes mitigates manual recording of changes thereby enhancing the safety audit data often necessary to meet safety standards for manufacturing systems.

    摘要翻译: 有助于在制造系统中利用生物特征传感器(例如,指纹,手扫描,语音识别等)以便保持准确的安全审计线索的系统和方法。 使用生物特征感测装置的安全审查系统有助于确定用户是否被允许访问和改变制造系统的配置。 一旦允许用户更改配置(例如,可编程电子设备,工具更改,软件更新等),则更改将自动记录在安全审核数据库中。 配置变更的自动存储减轻了手动记录变化,从而增强了通常必要的安全审核数据,以满足制造系统的安全标准。