Wireless Ingetrated Microsensors
Klaas Bult, Amit Burstein, David T. Chang, M. Dong, M. Fielding, Ezekiel J. Kruglick, J. Ho, F. Lin, Tzu-Hsuan Lin, W.J. Kaiser, Ryoichi Mukai, Phyllis R. Nelson, F.L. Newburg, Kristofer S. J. Pister, Gregory J. Pottie, H. Sanchez, Oscar M. Stafsudd, Kwang-Hung Tan, Cripplegate Ward, G. Yung · 1996
Distributed measurement and control capability has been a primary goal for military and civil transportation, manufacturing, biomedical, environmental management, safety and security sys tems.Microsensor networks, coupled with the high performance of compact computing systems, can provide powerful monitoring and control capability.However, the cost, volume, physical limitations, and installation requirements for cable interfaces has seriously hin dered the development of distributed sensor networks with conven tional technology.Specifically, while the cost of microsensors may be low, the infrastructure complexity for field deployment or incor poration of sensors dominates the cost of a distributed sensor sys tem.A wireless microsensor network offers the capability of rapid, low cost deployment and installation.Advances in integration are required to combine microsensors, analog mixed-signal systems, processors, and wireless communication.This paper presents new methods that provide diverse sensor capability, with new low power solutions for wireless sensor networks.