Wireless Monitoring Systems for Shipboard/Power Plant Applications

"The rapid development of wireless technology is creating newopportunities and challenges for instrumentation users andsuppliers. Wireless sensor systems can significantly decreaseinstrumentation set-up time and cost, while simultaneouslyimproving sensor signal-to-noise ratios and instrumentationsystem flexibility. Further, the arduous task of manuallycollecting data for purposes of machinery health assessment hascreated a situation where a wireless data conditioning andcollection approach would have many benefits; primarily areduction in man-hours devoted to data collection and reducedinstrumentation installation and maintenance costs.Unfortunately, no wireless sensor system is currently availablethat meet the needs of the Navy or Air Force and similar harshenvironment applications.Luna Innovations proposes to develop a wireless sensor system formeasuring vibration, temperature and pressure utilizing emergingRF and sensor technologies with the primary objective being atarget cost and performance equivalent to conventional systems.This system will encompass both the sensor and the host unit usedto collect data from multiple sensors in harsh shipboard andpower plant environments. Luna and its commercial partners willleverage previous wireless sensor development efforts andcommercial production capabilities to satisfy the immediate Navyand Air Force requirements and bring the developed technology tonear-term market.BENEFITS: Luna Inn