RF Control of Biological Systems: Applications to Wireless Sensor Networks

Hooman Javaheri; Guevara Noubir; Sanaa Noubir

Nano-Net. 4th International ICST Conference, Nano-Net 2009, Lucerne, Switzerland, October 18-20, 2009. Proceedings

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RF Control of Biological Systems: Applications to Wireless Sensor Networks

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-04850-0_6,
    author={Hooman Javaheri and Guevara Noubir and Sanaa Noubir},
    title={RF Control of Biological Systems: Applications to Wireless Sensor Networks},
    proceedings={Nano-Net. 4th International ICST Conference, Nano-Net 2009, Lucerne, Switzerland, October 18-20, 2009. Proceedings},
    proceedings_a={NANO-NET},
    year={2012},
    month={5},
    keywords={RF biological system wireless sensors energy harvesting},
    doi={10.1007/978-3-642-04850-0_6}
}

Hooman Javaheri
Guevara Noubir
Sanaa Noubir
Year: 2012
RF Control of Biological Systems: Applications to Wireless Sensor Networks
NANO-NET
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-04850-0_6

Hooman Javaheri¹^,*, Guevara Noubir¹^,*, Sanaa Noubir²^,*

1: Northeastern University
2: University of British Columbia

*Contact email: hooman@ccs.neu.edu, noubir@ccs.neu.edu, sanaa@interchange.ubc.ca

Abstract

We present a vision and preliminary results for a combined RF-Biological Systems where the Electro-Magnetic energy of RF signals is transduced into control-signals for biological signaling-processes. We show how such systems can be used to build extremely low-power sensor networks. We present our approach and propose a system architecture constituted of a passive RF Front End (RF-FE), Bio-Mechanical Signal Interpreter (BMSI), and a Low Power Sensor Node. We show preliminary results for the performance of our RF-FE prototype, outline design alternatives for the BMSI, and summarize theoretical results for characterizing the BMSI components performance.

Keywords: RF biological system wireless sensors energy harvesting

Published: 2012-05-28

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04850-0_6