Hendra Kesuma, Sebastian Schmale, S. Paul, J. Sebald
{"title":"Low power ASIC design for infrared sensor network inside ARIANE 5 vehicle equipment bay","authors":"Hendra Kesuma, Sebastian Schmale, S. Paul, J. Sebald","doi":"10.1109/WiSEE.2016.7877299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WiSEE.2016.7877299","url":null,"abstract":"In this work the design of low power infrared transceiver ASIC with AMS350nm technology is presented. There are two different types of transceiver designs that have been developed. The first design is based on IrDA 9600 baud serial infrared (SIR) standard physical signal layer that uses split-phase Manchester coding technique and the second design is using uni-polar return zero coding (RZ) technique. The prototypes of the circuit are built and tested on a Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) Spartan-3E board provided by Digilent. After finishing the prototype, the ASIC synthesized, manufactured and tested. The infrared transceiver ASIC is intended for infrared sensor communication inside ARIANE launcher. Instead of using commercial infrared transceiver ICs, the ASIC design in this work is used as a blue print for radiation hardened ASIC design that can be qualified for the space environments. Other aspects such as Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) with launcher electrical equipment are also considered in the frame of the ASIC development.","PeriodicalId":177862,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WiSEE)","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123345142","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":"Message prioritization support for space Delay/Disruption Tolerant Networks","authors":"Hongcheng Yan, Weisong Jia, Hongjun Zhang, Jian Guo","doi":"10.1109/WiSEE.2016.7877310","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WiSEE.2016.7877310","url":null,"abstract":"Due to the constraints of satellite platforms and Inter-Satellite Links (ISL), very limited ISLs can be equipped on the satellites, making the ISLs intermittently available. Meanwhile, the Ground-Satellite Links (GSL) are also intermittent due to the rotation between the constellation and the earth. Intermittent connectivity of both ISLs and GSLs makes the satellite constellation network a typical earth-orbiting space Delay/Disruption Tolerant Network (DTN), where routing solutions specifically designed for DTN have to be adopted. Moreover, traffic in space DTN, such as command and payload data, may have different reliability requirements, thus, message prioritization support should be provided for space DTN. Among the many proposals, Contact Graph Routing (CGR), originally designed by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory for deep space, seems particularly appealing. However, the directional epidemic forwarding strategy for critical bundles in CGR may produce high overhead in earth-orbiting space DTN which will deplete the limited network resources. This paper proposes a multipath forwarding (MPF) strategy for critical bundles to provide prioritization support for space DTN. The performances of different critical bundle forwarding strategies were evaluated through OPNET simulations under various network conditions. Simulation results indicate that MPF strategy for critical bundles is more efficient in earth-orbiting space DTN.","PeriodicalId":177862,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WiSEE)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129455946","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}
S. Genovesi, F. Costa, M. Borgese, A. Monorchio, G. Manara
{"title":"Chipless RFID tag exploiting cross polarization for angular rotation sensing","authors":"S. Genovesi, F. Costa, M. Borgese, A. Monorchio, G. Manara","doi":"10.1109/WiSEE.2016.7877323","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WiSEE.2016.7877323","url":null,"abstract":"A chipless RFID tag that exhibits a variable cross-polar response depending on its orientation with respect to the probing wave is investigated as a potential candidate for realizing an angular rotation sensor. The chipless sensor can be employed in harsh environments due to the absence of any silicon chip.","PeriodicalId":177862,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WiSEE)","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121203925","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 mobile embedded-Linux-based testbed for outdoor ad hoc network evaluation","authors":"S. Krug, Alexander Brychcy, J. Seitz","doi":"10.1109/WiSEE.2016.7877325","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WiSEE.2016.7877325","url":null,"abstract":"Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANETs) are one possible solution for infrastructure-independent communication in disaster scenarios. In such scenarios, communication is essential to coordinate first responders and safe lives. But mobile nodes in large areas face several challenges related to connectivity, resulting in frequent partitions and intermittent connections. Protocols as well as network access technologies try to handle this. However, they are traditionally evaluated via simulations only. This might lead to wrong results if the assumptions do not reflect real-world characteristics. To avoid that and to validate the assumptions made during simulations, experiments on real hardware in the envisioned environment are required. In this paper, we present our testbed platform for outdoor evaluation of ad-hoc communication protocols with respect to disaster scenarios. It provides battery-powered, waterproof nodes equipped with multiple network access technologies to support different evaluation options. Furthermore, we present first results from a measurement campaign in forest areas as a typical search and rescue mission environment.","PeriodicalId":177862,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WiSEE)","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122010708","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}
Shahryar Sabouri, Meysam Namdari, Seyedreza Hosseini, K. Jamshidi
{"title":"1-D array of silicon nitride grating couplers for visible light communications","authors":"Shahryar Sabouri, Meysam Namdari, Seyedreza Hosseini, K. Jamshidi","doi":"10.1109/WiSEE.2016.7877307","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WiSEE.2016.7877307","url":null,"abstract":"1-D array of silicon nitride grating couplers is investigated in order to be used for point to point communications providing wide beam steering and large-radiated power. Both single antenna and phased array designs are studied numerically. Beam steering ability of up to 40° is achieved using a proper design of the antenna array.","PeriodicalId":177862,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WiSEE)","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122233238","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}
I. Shirokov, I. Skorik, I. S. Ablyakimov, E. Ustimenko
{"title":"The influence of cross-section of body with tag on operation of homodyne system of RFID and localization","authors":"I. Shirokov, I. Skorik, I. S. Ablyakimov, E. Ustimenko","doi":"10.1109/WiSEE.2016.7877327","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WiSEE.2016.7877327","url":null,"abstract":"The problems of operation of homodyne system of radio frequency identification and localization are discussed. The presence of microwave reflectivity of the body, the tag is placed onto, disturbs the operation of homodyne system in a part of tag localization by distortion of the signal from transponder. In presented paper the negative influence of body cross-section on accuracy of distance measurement is evaluated.","PeriodicalId":177862,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WiSEE)","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131702121","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":"Reliable real-time wireless sensor networks using spatial diversity","authors":"Divya Tati, J. Klaue, J. Sebald","doi":"10.1109/WiSEE.2016.7877326","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WiSEE.2016.7877326","url":null,"abstract":"Wireless sensor networks for aerospace applications need to provide reliable communications with guaranteed real-time functionality in order to serve the requirements of especially the flight control domain. Additionally, the communication system needs to be energy-efficient to enable autonomous operation of wireless sensors. The environment is challenging for wireless communication regarding the propagation of electromagnetic waves due to shadowing, reflection and absorption by metallic objects and carbon-fiber materials. We present an approach where spatially distributed redundant access points are used to reliably communicate with wireless sensors and actuators without sacrificing end-to-end latency even in non-line-of-sight conditions. The wireless sensor network is analyzed by means of measurements in a launcher structure and by extensive simulations. The obtained results show the feasibility of the approach and the performance benefits versus state-of-the-art wireless sensor networks.","PeriodicalId":177862,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WiSEE)","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127631069","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 measurement-based trajectory model for drifted motions towards a target zone","authors":"H. V. K. Mendis, Alireza Borhani","doi":"10.1109/WiSEE.2016.7877304","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WiSEE.2016.7877304","url":null,"abstract":"Trajectory models have numerous applications in the area of wiewlwss communications. The aim of this paper is to develop an empirical trajectory model for drifted motions. Recently, a highly flexible trajectory model based on the primitives of Brownian fields (TramBrown) was proposed by A. Borhani and M. Pätzold. This paper provides an empirical proof for TramBrown using global positioning system (GPS) data collected from real life user traces drifting to a particular target point or a zone. The recorded location coordinates of the mobile user are processed to compute the total travelling length and the angle-of-motion (AOM) along the drifted trajectory. It is shown that the probability density function (PDF) of the total travelling length follows approximately the lognormal distribution and the PDF of the AOM exhibits a non-uniform distribution that can be approximated by the Gaussian distribution. These results are in line with the theoretical results derived from the TramBrown model.","PeriodicalId":177862,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WiSEE)","volume":"194 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114968685","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}
Omid Taghizadeh, Vimal Radhakrishnan, G. Alirezaei, R. Mathar
{"title":"Partial distributed beamforming design in passive radar sensor networks","authors":"Omid Taghizadeh, Vimal Radhakrishnan, G. Alirezaei, R. Mathar","doi":"10.1109/WiSEE.2016.7877295","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WiSEE.2016.7877295","url":null,"abstract":"In this papers we address the optimal power allocation problem in a distributed passive radar sensor network system, where closely located nodes are capable of distributed beamforming. In this setup, the network of sensor nodes is viewed as a combination of node clusters, where each cluster is capable of time synchronization, and coordinated transmission. The goal of the network is to provide a reliable estimation of a source signal, by collecting and combining the individual observations from the sensor nodes in a centralized node. In this regard, a minimum mean squared error (MMSE) problem is formulated for the class of unbiased estimators. As it is shown, the resulting problem can be formulated as a convex optimization problem, which is solvable with the standard numerical solvers. At the end, numerical simulations illustrate the effect of the different network parameters on the resulting performance, and a significant gain is observed by enabling the proposed distributed beamforming algorithm for multiple sensor clusters.","PeriodicalId":177862,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WiSEE)","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130784408","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}
E. Zandi, G. Alirezaei, Omid Taghizadeh, R. Mathar
{"title":"Power allocation for multi-target multi-fusion-rule sensor networks","authors":"E. Zandi, G. Alirezaei, Omid Taghizadeh, R. Mathar","doi":"10.1109/WiSEE.2016.7877297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WiSEE.2016.7877297","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we study a wireless passive sensor network. The sensors are deployed to estimate the true values of multiple active target signals. The sensors forward their observation to a fusion center, which processes the observation of each sensor by a set of fusion rules. One achievement of this paper is proposing an unbiased estimator with minimized variance of errors. To do so, we optimize both the power allocation to the sensor nodes and the fusion rules. The optimal solution to the fusion rules are attained analytically, while the power allocation is solved sub-optimally. Finally, our results are reinforced by numerical simulations.","PeriodicalId":177862,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WiSEE)","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127890206","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}