INSTALLATION PLATFORM FOR DEPLOYING AN EARTH-BASED SENSOR NETWORK UTILIZING A PROJECTED PATTERN FROM A HEIGHT

摘要

An installation platform for deploying an earth-based sensor network utilizing a projected pattern from a height. The installation platform includes an aerostatic aircraft, at least one sensor-location projector, and a projector stabilizer. The sensor-location projector is coupled with the aerostatic aircraft, and is configurable to project the projected pattern including at least one sensor-location marker associated with a location for a sensor in the sensor network. The projector stabilizer is configurable for maintaining the sensor-location projector in a sufficiently static orientation relative to the location for the sensor to allow deployment of the sensor within a specified distance of the location on a surface of the earth from the sensor-location marker. A sensor-network-deployment system along with a method for deploying the sensor-network are also provided.