Andreas Hofmann, D. Brenk, A. Boehme, F. Cilek, A. Ferizi, R. Weigel
{"title":"A customizable UHF RFID-Reader for RFID-S testing applications","authors":"Andreas Hofmann, D. Brenk, A. Boehme, F. Cilek, A. Ferizi, R. Weigel","doi":"10.1109/WISNET.2011.5725018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WISNET.2011.5725018","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes a custom-built UHF RFID-Reader-Device with functionality to send and receive EPCglobal custom commands. It can be used to access enhanced capabilities in transponders, for example readout of integrated sensors. The device was implemented using a Xilinx FPGA and is fully controllable from a PC through a customizable MATLAB-Interface. This enables a step by step test of newly developed tags. All mandatory EPCglobal commands are implemented as well as EPC custom command capability.","PeriodicalId":128026,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127223579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A software-defined multifunctional radar sensor for linear and reciprocal displacement measurement","authors":"Li Lu, Changzhi Li, J. Rice","doi":"10.1109/WISNET.2011.5725027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WISNET.2011.5725027","url":null,"abstract":"A software-defined multifunctional radar sensor is developed in this paper for linear and reciprocal displacement measurement. Experiments were performed to demonstrate the high accuracy of the two measurement methodologies. When configured in arctangent-demodulated interferometry mode with a 5.46 GHz carrier frequency, the sensor can measure the displacement with sub-millimeter error at a detection distance of 1.2 m. When configured in nonlinear vibrometer mode, the sensor can measure amplitudes of reciprocal motions with a resolution of 0.4 millimeter and less than 3% average error.","PeriodicalId":128026,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks","volume":"108 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126980842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Energy-efficient resource management in Wireless Sensor Network","authors":"Hyunchul Kim, Jungsuk Kim","doi":"10.1109/WISNET.2011.5725022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WISNET.2011.5725022","url":null,"abstract":"This paper studies energy-efficient resource allocation schemes in Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) where sensor nodes are densely deployed on the network with infrastructure support. We first construct a network scheme and compute the energy consumption with no intelligent resource management scheme for a given quality-of-service constraint defined as Signal-to-Interference-plus-Noise Ratio (SINR). Under the SINR constraint, optimum energy saving strategies are introduced based on common and adaptive transmit power. Simulation results show that for a given channel bandwidth, minimum energy consumption can be achieved when nodes adaptively control transmit signal power depending on the channel condition.","PeriodicalId":128026,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks","volume":"144 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130952657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the origins of RF-based location","authors":"H. Schantz","doi":"10.1109/WISNET.2011.5725029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WISNET.2011.5725029","url":null,"abstract":"This paper will provide a brief survey of the origins of RF-based location technology through the beginning of the Second World War. Direction finding (DF) was invented by John Stone Stone in 1902 and improved upon by Lee de Forest, Ettore Bellini and Alessandro Tosi. Both radar and amplitude ranging date to 1904, although these concepts were in advance of the ability of RF technology to implement. DF played a critical role in the First World War, most notably in the naval Battle of Jutland. The requirement for accurate night-time direction led classicist and cryptographer Frank Adcock to invent an improved DF system. In the 1920's, DF and related concepts came of age for civilian applications like navigation. Inventors of the period introduced a variety of other techniques were introduced including time-of-flight or transponder ranging. By the time of the Second World War, DF was a mature field and additional novel RF-based technologies were ready to be developed.","PeriodicalId":128026,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131820958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Salvador Jauregui-Ortiz, Mario Siller, Felix Ramos
{"title":"Node localization in WSN using trigonometric figures","authors":"Salvador Jauregui-Ortiz, Mario Siller, Felix Ramos","doi":"10.1109/WISNET.2011.5725030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WISNET.2011.5725030","url":null,"abstract":"Wireless Sensor Network for their rapid deployment can be used in habitat monitoring for detecting fire and in disaster for helping rescue teams. Node localization is key factor for some applications. We propose the Triangular Centroid Localization algorithm (TCL). It is based in simple trigonometric figures and it does not require special hardware or synchronization time. In our simulations using the received signal strength indicator; TCL improves the accuracy of Centroid Localization (CL) in 54% and Weighted Centroid Localization (WCL) in 64%; using the link quality indicator it improves to CL in 38% and WCL in 64.98%.","PeriodicalId":128026,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120959324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Scardelletti, David A. Karnick, G. Ponchak, C. Zorman
{"title":"Conformal thin film packaging for sic sensor circuits in harsh environments","authors":"M. Scardelletti, David A. Karnick, G. Ponchak, C. Zorman","doi":"10.1109/WISNET.2011.5725031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WISNET.2011.5725031","url":null,"abstract":"In this investigation sputtered silicon carbide annealed at 300°C for one hour is used as a conformal thin film package. A RF magnetron sputterer was used to deposit 500 nm silicon carbide films on gold metal structures on alumina wafers. To determine the reliability and resistance to immersion in harsh environments, samples were submerged in gold etchant for 24 hours, in BOE for 24 hours, and in an O2 plasma etch for one hour. The adhesion strength of the thin film was measured by a pull test before and after the chemical immersion, which indicated that the film has an adhesion strength better than 108 N/m2; this is similar to the adhesion of the gold layer to the alumina wafer. MIM capacitors are used to determine the dielectric constant, which is dependent on the SiC anneal temperature. Finally, to demonstrate that the SiC, conformal, thin film may be used to package RF circuits and sensors, an LC resonator circuit was fabricated and tested with and without the conformal SiC thin film packaging. The results indicate that the SiC coating adds no appreciable degradation to the circuits RF performance.","PeriodicalId":128026,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126159733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modified algorithm for localisation of wireless sensors in confined spaces","authors":"M. G. Pottinger, T. York","doi":"10.1109/WISNET.2011.5725025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WISNET.2011.5725025","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes research into determining the 3D position of a flow follower in a confined space. The flow follower is able to transmit ultrasonic signals to receivers that are fixed to the wall of the vessel. A key challenge is to accurately determine the location of the flow follower. Transducers must be small, low power and low cost. The present work explores modifications to the Time Difference of Arrival algorithm. The results will demonstrate how through modifications the centre of the pill can be located from spatially separated transmitters and how the problems which arise due to rotation of the follower can be overcome using transmitters with unique identifying codes.","PeriodicalId":128026,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133758632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A multilateral synthetic aperture wireless positioning approach to precise 3D localization of a robot tool center point","authors":"Gang Li, M. Vossiek","doi":"10.1109/WISNET.2011.5725017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WISNET.2011.5725017","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a novel multilateral synthetic aperture secondary radar concept and its application for precise 3D localization of a robot tool center point (TCP) are introduced. A backscatter transponder is attached to the TCP of a robot. Spatially distributed FMCW secondary radar units pick up the backscattered phase coherent transponder signals. Based on assisting relative sensors, a synthetic aperture is created with the TCP. The developed multilateral inverse synthetic aperture reconstruction algorithm then determines a probability density function (PDF) of the spatial transponder position. By simulations and experimental results using a 5.8 GHz system with 140 MHz bandwidth it is shown, that 3D localization precision in the mm range can be achieved with the novel wireless local positioning concept even with narrowband radar systems in dense multipath environments. Heretofore, accuracies of this magnitude were only attainable with ultrawideband (UWB) systems utilizing a ten times wider bandwidth. It is shown, that the multilateral synthetic aperture locating system has the potential for a quantum leap in precise 3D wireless local positioning.","PeriodicalId":128026,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122515301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}