18-07-2011, 03:41 PM
SMART DUST
The ‘Smart Dust’ project is aiming to build an autonomous sensing, computing, and communication system packed into a cubic-millimeter mote, to form the basis of integrated, massively distributed sensor networks. So, this device will be around the size of a grain of sand and will contain sensors, computational ability, bidirectional wireless communications, and power supply, while being inexpensive enough to deploy by the hundreds. Smart Dust requires evolutionary and revolutionary advances in integration, miniaturization and energy management. If the project is successful, clouds of smart dust could one day be used in an astonishing array of application, from following enemy troop movements and hunting send missiles to detecting toxic chemicals in the environment and monitoring weather patters around the globe.
The ‘Smart Dust’ project is aiming to build an autonomous sensing, computing, and communication system packed into a cubic-millimeter mote, to form the basis of integrated, massively distributed sensor networks. So, this device will be around the size of a grain of sand and will contain sensors, computational ability, bidirectional wireless communications, and power supply, while being inexpensive enough to deploy by the hundreds. Smart Dust requires evolutionary and revolutionary advances in integration, miniaturization and energy management. If the project is successful, clouds of smart dust could one day be used in an astonishing array of application, from following enemy troop movements and hunting send missiles to detecting toxic chemicals in the environment and monitoring weather patters around the globe.