SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS AND SENSORS TO MONITOR ENVIRONMENTS

Systems and methods for using radio frequency signals and sensors to monitor environments (e.g., indoor environments) are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a system for providing a wireless asymmetric network comprises a hub having one or more processing units and at least one antenna for transmitting and receiving radio frequency (RF) communications in the wireless asymmetric network and a plurality of sensor nodes each having a wireless device with a transmitter and a receiver to enable bi-directional RF communications with the hub in the wireless asymmetric network. The one or more processing units of the hub are configured to execute instructions to determine at least one of motion and occupancy within the wireless asymmetric network based on a power level of the RF communications. 本发明公开种使用射频信号和传感器监控环境(例如，室内环境)的系统和方法。在个实施例中，种用于提供无线非对称网络的系统包括：集线器，其具有个或多个处理单元和用于在无线非对称网络中发射和接收射频(RF)通信的至少个天线；以及多个传感器节点，每个传感器节点具有带有发射器和接收器以实现在无线非对称网络中与集线器的双向RF通信的无线装置。集线器的个或多个处理单元被配置为执行指令以基于RF通信的功率级别确定无线非对称网络内的运动和占用中的至少个。