Title :
A computational sensor system for particle detection applications
Author :
Nathan Schemm;Sina Balkir;Michael W. Hoffman;Mark Bauer
Author_Institution :
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Electrical Engineering, 209N SEC, 68588-0511, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents the design and testing results of a computational radiation sensor. The design utilizes a dedicated microcontroller to perform computation and data aggregation on the sensor head to reduce the information bit rate. A low-power charge sensitive amplifier and ADC complete the design. The design was implemented in a 0.35 µm CMOS technology with field tests demonstrating the validity of the approaches taken.
Keywords :
"Sensor systems","Microcontrollers","CMOS technology","Computer architecture","Circuit testing","Wireless sensor networks","Event detection","Neutrons","System testing","Sensor systems and applications"
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2009. ISCAS 2009. IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3827-3
Electronic_ISBN :
2158-1525
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2009.5118226
