TY - GEN
T1 - Solar powered wireless sensor systems for border security
AU - Zhang, Hongxi
AU - Fallahi, Mahmoud
AU - Pau, Stanley
AU - Norwood, Robert A.
AU - Peyghambarian, Nasser
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - A secure border necessitates the development of new technology for remote sensing and surveillance. We investigate and develop wireless sensor network systems consisting of spatially distributed sensor nodes that can monitor various environmental parameters including temperature, humidity, motion, and vibration, etc. The sensors, nodes and transceivers have low-power consumption and are powered by solar energy so that the systems can work over long time periods with minimal human intervention and maintenance. This paper presents the technology development, wireless sensor integration, power management, and communication architecture, as well as a demonstration of environmental monitoring.
AB - A secure border necessitates the development of new technology for remote sensing and surveillance. We investigate and develop wireless sensor network systems consisting of spatially distributed sensor nodes that can monitor various environmental parameters including temperature, humidity, motion, and vibration, etc. The sensors, nodes and transceivers have low-power consumption and are powered by solar energy so that the systems can work over long time periods with minimal human intervention and maintenance. This paper presents the technology development, wireless sensor integration, power management, and communication architecture, as well as a demonstration of environmental monitoring.
KW - border surveillance
KW - homeland security
KW - low power consumption sensor
KW - minimal human intervention
KW - solar power
KW - wireless sensor network
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U2 - 10.1117/12.849247
DO - 10.1117/12.849247
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79957979900
SN - 9780819481306
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
BT - Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense IX
T2 - Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense IX
Y2 - 5 April 2010 through 9 April 2010
ER -