Watch - a low-cost, secure-item monitoring system
Sandia National Laboratories has developed a remote sensor package that provides a low-cost, convenient way of monitoring item movement. Originally, the package was intended for use in valve monitoring, but it is now possible to use it in any sensor application where hardwire installation is impractical or uneconomical. Full system implementation includes a receiver/controller which correlates the arrival time of RF signals generated by item-monitoring transmitters to increase communication security. Wireless Alarm Transmission of Contained Handling (WATCH) is such a system. One important application of WATCH is in storage vaults where there are a number of material containers. Applying WATCH to inventory control reduces inventory workload and employee exposure rates; the system also provides quick access to inventory information by interfacing the system with plant site computer systems.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 5597419
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-870713-
- Journal Information:
- Nucl. Mater. Manage. Annu. Meet. Proc.; (United States), Journal Name: Nucl. Mater. Manage. Annu. Meet. Proc.; (United States) Vol. 16; ISSN NUMMB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ACCOUNTING
ALARM SYSTEMS
COMPUTERS
CONTAINERS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
COST
DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
DESIGN
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
INVENTORIES
MANAGEMENT
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MONITORING
MONITORS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
RF SYSTEMS
SECURITY
STORAGE
VALVES