INTELLIGENT SENSOR SYSTEM FOR REMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMATED, INTELLIGENT SENSOR FOR USE IN MONITORING PREPREG ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION IS PROPOSED. THIS SYSTEM USES A LOW COST, MINIATURE, REUSABLE AND PROGRAMMABLE DEVICE, CALLED SENSORTAG, THAT IS PACKAGED ALONG WITH THE PREPREG. THIS DEVICE WILL MONITOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THE PREPREG IS EXPOSED TO ADVERSE CONDITIONS, SUCH AS EXCESS TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY AND LIGHT, AND STORE THIS DATA FOR LATER DISPLAY AND ANALYSIS. THE SENSORTAG IS ALSO EQUIPPED WITH RADIO COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITY WHICH CAN BE USED TO REMOTELY MIONITOR PREPREG CONDITION IN REAL-TIME.