Title :
Smart Dust: communicating with a cubic-millimeter computer
Author :
Warneke, Brett ; Last, Matt ; Liebowitz, Brian ; Pister, Kristofer S J
Author_Institution :
California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
fDate :
1/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The Smart Dust project is probing microfabrication technology´s limitations to determine whether an autonomous sensing, computing, and communication system can be packed into a cubic millimeter mote (a small particle or speck) to form the basis of integrated, massively distributed sensor networks. Although we´ve chosen a somewhat arbitrary size for our sensor systems, exploring microfabrication technology´s limitations is our fundamental goal. Because of its discrete size, substantial functionality, connectivity, and anticipated low cost, Smart Dust will facilitate innovative methods of interacting with the environment, providing more information from more places less intrusively
Keywords :
computer architecture; distributed sensors; microassembling; semiconductor technology; Smart Dust project; autonomous sensing computing and communication system; connectivity; cubic millimeter mote; cubic-millimeter computer; discrete size; integrated massively distributed sensor networks; low cost; microfabrication technology limitations; small particle; speck; Computer networks; Condition monitoring; Distributed computing; Energy management; Intelligent sensors; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Pervasive computing; Physics computing; Sensor systems;
