Network demonstration of low-cost and ultra-low-power environmental sensing with analog backscatter

Eleftherios Kampianakis; Stylianos D. Assimonis; Aggelos Bletsas

doi:10.1109/WiSNet.2014.6825506

Network demonstration of low-cost and ultra-low-power environmental sensing with analog backscatter

Eleftherios Kampianakis, Stylianos D. Assimonis, Aggelos Bletsas

School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

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Abstract

Recent advances in antennas used as sensors have clearly demonstrated sensing capabilities. However, such approaches typically require manufacturing precision or high-sensitivity, expensive receivers. Furthermore, sensors that utilize communication by means of reflection have been proposed. However, such sensors typically suffer from small communication range. In sharp contrast to prior art, this work adopts analog bistatic backscatter radio principles and demonstrates a network of simultaneously operating sensors. Communication range on the order of 60m was achieved with commodity, low-cost receiver. Environmental humidity was measured with accuracy 1.9%RH RMS error, 0.5milliWatt power consumption and cost approximately 5€ per tag. Interesting tradeoff between measurement accuracy and number of sensors is briefly described.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks (WiSNet)
Pages	61-63
Number of pages	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/WiSNet.2014.6825506
Publication status	Published - 05 Jun 2014
Event	2014 IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks, WiSNet 2014 - Newport Beach, CA, United States Duration: 19 Jan 2014 → 22 Jan 2014

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Conference	2014 IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks, WiSNet 2014
Country/Territory	United States
City	Newport Beach, CA
Period	19/01/2014 → 22/01/2014

Keywords

Backscatter
Backscatter sensor networks
Wireless Sensing
Wireless sensor networks

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Computer Networks and Communications

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Kampianakis, E, Assimonis, SD & Bletsas, A 2014, Network demonstration of low-cost and ultra-low-power environmental sensing with analog backscatter. in IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks (WiSNet). pp. 61-63, 2014 IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks, WiSNet 2014, Newport Beach, CA, United States, 19/01/2014. https://doi.org/10.1109/WiSNet.2014.6825506

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