US Patent 7379840 Arranging mobile sensors into a predetermined pattern

Patent 7379840 was granted and assigned to Raytheon on May, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Raytheon

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7379840

Patent Inventor Names

David W. Payton0

Eric B. Martinson0

Date of Patent

May 27, 2008

Patent Application Number

10890568

Date Filed

July 12, 2004

Patent Primary Examiner

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Manuel L. Barbee

Patent abstract

Moving a target mobile node to arrange a number of mobile nodes includes determining a first direction. A first relative position for each of the neighboring mobile nodes of the target mobile node is established. The target mobile node moves according to a first alignment procedure to align the mobile nodes in the first direction. A second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction is determined. A second relative position for each of the neighboring mobile nodes is established. The target mobile node moves according to a second alignment procedure to align the mobile nodes in the second direction.