Toward reliable and energy efficient wireless sensing for space and extreme environments

Reliability is the critical challenge of wireless sensing in space systems operating in extreme environments. Energy efficiency is another concern for battery powered wireless sensors. Considering the physics of wireless communications, we propose an approach called Software-Defined Wireless Communi...

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Published inIEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments conference digest (Online) pp. 156 - 157
Main Authors Choi, Baek-Young, Boyd, Darren, Wilkerson, DeLisa
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.10.2017
Subjects
Ad hoc networks
Radio frequency
Reliability
Sensors
Software
Wireless communication
Wireless sensor networks
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Summary:Reliability is the critical challenge of wireless sensing in space systems operating in extreme environments. Energy efficiency is another concern for battery powered wireless sensors. Considering the physics of wireless communications, we propose an approach called Software-Defined Wireless Communications (SDC) that dynamically decide a reliable channel(s) avoiding unnecessary redundancy of channels, out of multiple distinct electromagnetic frequency bands such as radio and infrared frequencies. We validate the concept with Android and Raspberry Pi sensors and pseudo extreme experiments. SDC can be utilized in many areas beyond space applications.
ISSN:2380-7636
DOI:10.1109/WiSEE.2017.8124911