DocumentCode
1881325
Title
Embedded electronics for a mussel-based biological sensor
Author
Taylor, H.D. ; Kruger, A. ; Niemeier, J.J.
Author_Institution
Dept. Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
19-21 Feb. 2013
Firstpage
148
Lastpage
151
Abstract
Previous researchers have used freshwater mussels as biological sensors by monitoring the rhythmic opening and closing of their valve (gape). However, these mussels were tethered. Our goal is to use mussels as untethered sensors. Here we describe the Hall-effect sensing, and wireless communication electronics that are housed in a mussel backpack. We present experimental results demonstrating that one can measure untethered mussels´ gape for extended periods.
Keywords
Hall effect; biosensors; embedded systems; intelligent sensors; wireless sensor networks; zoology; Hall-effect sensing; biological sensors; embedded electronics; freshwater mussels; mussel backpack; mussel-based biological sensor; rhythmic closing; rhythmic opening; untethered mussel gape; valve; wireless communication electronics; Batteries; Magnetic sensors; Microcontrollers; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Voltage measurement; Hall-effect sensor; biological sensing; mussel gape;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location
Galveston, TX
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-4636-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SAS.2013.6493575
Filename
6493575
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