Patent ID: 11938440
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  E  G | IPC B  E  G

Claim 7:
8. A method for water collection, said method comprising:
receiving, by a processor, one or more metrics from one or more respective sensors;
analyzing said one or more metrics;
determining whether to deploy a first structure, wherein said first structure comprises a first arm connected to a base, a second arm that extends substantially parallel to said base, and a grid that extends between said base and said second arm, wherein said grid comprises:
a first set of fibers extending substantially parallel to said base, wherein said first set of fibers are hydrophilic; and
a second set of fibers extending substantially perpendicular to said base, wherein said second set of fibers are hydrophobic; and

identifying a position of said first structure.