NETS-NOSS: Ultra Low-Power Self-Configuring Wireless

摘要：轻量级嵌入式传感器系统正在彻底改变我们使用计算机的方式。它们在家庭和工作场所都有许多潜在的应用，可以创建自动行动的系统，以改善生活和工作条件，同时向中央收集点报告有用的信息。本研究探讨了低功耗无线传感器的新技术，包括新的计算设备、新的操作系统以及用于开发由此产生的功能的新算法和协议。所采用的方法包括先进的电路设计，离散数学，算法设计和分析，以及开发新软件的专用工具。该研究团队包括计算机工程师、电信工程师和计算机科学家。我们工作的具体成果将包括传感器平台，它可以以很少的功率运行，允许扩展，无人值守的使用。其他成果包括基于移动平台的传感器数据恢复机制，允许在汽车或其他移动平台通过传感器区域时快速收集数据。新的软件工具也将被开发出来，以一种有意义的方式收集、组合并向人类用户呈现信息。该项目的成果正在向全国各地的研究和开发工程师提供。处理器、新算法、软件工具和操作系统将在互联网上提供，并将在学术期刊和会议上进行描述。目前正在作出特别努力，使有兴趣进一步应用这些结果的公司能够获得这些结果，并使它们在商业上向广大公众提供。

Abstract:Lightweight embeddable sensor systems are revolutionizing the way that we use computers. They have many potential applications, both in the home and in the workplace, creating systems that automatically act to enhance conditions for living and working while reporting useful information to central collecting points.This research investigates new technologies for low-power wireless sensors, including new computational devices, new operating systems, and new algorithms and protocols for exploiting the resulting capabilities. The methods being employed include advanced circuit design, discrete mathematics, algorithm design and analysis, and specialized tools for the development of new software. The research team includes both computer engineers, telecommunications engineers, and computer scientists.Specific results from our work will include sensor platforms that can operate with very little power, allowing for extended, unattended use. Other results include sensor data recovery mechanisms based on mobile platforms, allowing for rapid data collection as cars or other mobile platforms move through fields of sensors. New software tools will also be developed that collect, combine, and present information to human users in a meaningful manner.Results from this project are being made available to research and development engineers throughout the country. Processors, novel algorithms, software tools, and operating systems will be made available on the Internet, and will be described in scholarly journals and at conferences. An effort is being made, in particular, to make these results available to corporations interested in furthering their application and making them commercially available to the public at large.