EAGER: Designing Programmable and Versatile Tags for Backscatter Networks

该项目将开发一个可编程和通用后向散射标签（PVBT）平台的初始版本，该平台将推动未来基于后向散射系统的研究。这个想法是为基于后向散射的标签开发一个模块化的、可扩展的和强大的硬件架构，在每一层都是可编程的。PVBT硬件将具有可扩展性，因为射频、模拟和数字部分将是模块化和可交换的。为了展示PVBT的强大功能，pi将构建一组有限的原型，这些原型将推动几个核心研究方向。这些将包括(1)PHY/MAC层协议的开发和评估，提供更高的速度和更好的干扰管理；(2)标签对标签通信和相关网络协议的探索；(3)利用反向散射通信的传感器网络。使用PVBT将帮助研究人员和制造商在他们的工作流程中采用基于PVBT的评估，以更快的速度和更低的成本开发新设计，从而帮助rfid在市场上取得更大的进展。在教育方面，pi将开始开发基于反向散射系统的在线课程。PVBT还将作为一个平台，通过SBU的几个项目为当地高中生提供暑期项目，（ii） SBU的WISE（女性参与科学与工程）项目的研究和探究性课程，（iii） SBU工程本科生的高级项目，以及（iv） SBU研究生的课程/论文项目。

This project will develop an initial version of a Programmable and Versatile Backscattering Tag (PVBT) platform that will drive the research on backscatter-based systems of the future. The idea is to develop a modular, extensible and powerful hardware architecture for backscatter-based tags that is programmable at every layer. The PVBT hardware will be extensible in that the RF, analog and digital sections will be modular and exchangeable. In order to demonstrate the power of PVBT the PIs will build a small set of limited prototypes that will drive several core research directions. These will include (1) development and evaluation of protocols in the PHY/MAC layers providing higher speed and better interference management, (2) exploration of tag-to-tag communication and related networking protocols, (3) sensor networks utilizing backscatter communications. Use of the PVBT will help researchers and manufacturers adopt PVBT-based evaluation in their workflow to develop new designs faster and at a lower cost, thereby helping RFIDs make more inroads in the marketplace. On the educational front, the PIs will initiate development of an online course on backscatter-based systems. The PVBT will also act as a platform for (i) summer projects of local high school students via several programs at SBU, (ii) research and inquiry-based courses in the WISE (Women In Science & Engineering) Program at SBU, (iii) senior projects of engineering undergraduates, and (iv) course/thesis projects for graduate students at SBU.