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https://www.nist.gov/patents/inventors/1156151
Search Patents by Gregory W. Vogl
Patents listed here reflect only technologies patented from FY 2018-present. To view all of NIST's patented technologies, visit the NIST pages on the Federal Laboratory Consortium website.
This invention introduces a wireless sensor network to measure water flow rate in fire hoses, enhancing firefighting efficiency. It uses piezoelectric accelerometers attached externally to detect vibrations caused by flowing water. These signals are wirelessly transmitted to a base station, where
An inertial measurement unit determines performance degradation of a linear axis and includes: an accelerometer that, when disposed on a motion member of the linear axis including the motion member and a base member: measures acceleration of the motion member; and provides a displacement of the
Gregory W. Vogl
,
Wai Cheong Tam
and
Christopher U Brown
A wireless sensor network was used to measure water-flow rate in a fire hose. An accelerometer was chosen as the sensor to measure the flow rate based on the vibrations generated by water flowing through a fire hose close to the hose nozzle. These sensors are small, lightweight, and can attach to