Title :
Enabling Localization in WSNs with Solar-Powered End Devices
Author :
Vyas, Rushi ; Lakafosis, Vasileios ; Tentzeris, Manos
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
A novel remote localization system utilizing renewable solar energy to power and trigger communication between end devices and a wireless network is presented. The novelty of the system is the unique node design that allows for battery less operation using ambient solar energy. Hardware and software design considerations involved in making the localization system operational inspite of the limitations of solar power are outlined. The final functioning localization system results as an end application are presented. A remote localization system with very good accuracy utilizing this end node communicating with a WSN is showcased as an end application with tremendous potential.
Keywords :
solar power; wireless sensor networks; WSN; end node communicating; remote localization system; renewable solar energy; solar-powered end devices; Application software; Batteries; Computer networks; Hardware; Pervasive computing; Photovoltaic cells; Power engineering computing; Radio frequency; Solar energy; Wireless sensor networks; Ambient power; Power Scavenging; RF; RFID; Solar; WSN; localization; microcontroller; wireless sensor node;
Conference_Titel :
Sensor Networks, Ubiquitous, and Trustworthy Computing (SUTC), 2010 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Newport Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7087-7
DOI :
10.1109/SUTC.2010.52
