OrthopterNet Communications

Abstract

"OrthopterNets" represent an ongoing R&D program which aims to apply insects as relays for chemical sensor detectors and other types of messages over distances of a few meters to hundreds or thousands of meters. OrthopterNets establish ad hoc communications networks formed by insect nodes to pass information from sensors to one or more detection endpoints. The networks may be formed among calling insects (e.g., as with crickets and katydids) via acoustic modulation of their calls, or through radiofrequency transceivers attached to the insects. This paper summarizes ongoing work towards the development of a viable OrthopterNet implementation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA557936

Entities

People

  • Benjamin Epstein
  • Bradleigh Vinson
  • Byunghoo Jung
  • David Rhodes
  • Harry Diamond
  • Hong Liang
  • Serkan Sayilir

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Audio Amplifiers
  • Carrier Frequencies
  • Chemical Detectors
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Energy Consumption
  • Frequency
  • Insects
  • Microphones
  • Modulation
  • Natural Disasters
  • Networks
  • Repetition Rate
  • Transceivers
  • Transmitters
  • Voltage

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