Wireless Sensor Networks Haywood Ho http://inst-eecs.berkeley.edu/ ~haywood
Dec 19, 2015
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Introduction
• What are wireless sensor networks?
• What’s the big deal?
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‘Smart Dust’
• MICA• ATMEL
ATMEGA103 4MHz processor
• 512 KB flash memory, 4 KB RAM
• A/D converter• Network
reprogramming• Battery• Radio (916 MHz)
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Operating System for ‘Smart Dust’
• Requirements– Consume little memory– Dynamic reprogramming– Robust and reliable performance
• Windows 98?
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TinyOS
• Tiny microthreaded Operating System
• Instead of in Windows XP, all based on threads, two levels of scheduling is used– Commands– Tasks
• Clock can wake mote, and then signal commands to be carried out
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What’s the Big Deal?
• Tons of applications!– Prof Pister’s
predictions for 2010:• Augmented reality
displays• Color laser projection
systems• Virtual keyboards,
guitars• Smart homes and
offices
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What is the nearest available conference
room?
How many people are in the
gym? Is the treadmill free?
Motion Sensor:Room 3201 is
Empty
What is the average temperature on the
second floor?
Smart Office
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Applications
• Three applications currently under active research:– Defense-related sensor networks– Energy conservation– Real-time monitoring of structural
safety of buildings
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Defense-Related Sensor Networks
• 29 Palms Fixed/Mobile Experiment– Deploy a sensor network onto a road
from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)– Establish communication among nodes – Detect and track vehicles passing
through– Transfer information from network to
UAV– Transfer information from UAV to
observer at base camp
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Energy Conservation
• Replace faulty and obsolete sensors• Introducing light sensors would
allow lighting power consumption by 40%
• Cory Hall Demonstration (22 May 2001)
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Next Steps
• As a first step, instrument every room in a number of buildings on campus and collect data
• Later, real-time monitoring and control of power systems on campus
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Real-time Monitoring of Structural Safety of Buildings
• Difficult to discover hidden failures in structures
• Need to ensure safety may require lengthy inspection periods when buildings are closed
• Self-monitoring structures!
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• Motes clustered around critical points in structure
• Processing in mote network, allows transmission of only useful information
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Conclusion
• Vast sensor networks would allow everyday objects to become “smart”
• Pervasive computing
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Mote management
• Long battery life required for practical implementations
• Control of power consumption crucial
• Power consumption:– 100 mW (on)– 30 µW (sleep)