Power Aware Sensing, Tracking, and Analysis

A tripwire microsensor that can continuously operate over years of time in an autonomous fashion can be realized by integrating a wireless transceiver, passive components, power source, and aggressive power management into a single system-in-apackage. Power management entails zero-power (< 1 microWatt) when not operational, reactive wake-up, and power-on-demand when operational. This project will deliver integrated system-in-a-package implementation of a trip-wire microsensor that can operate autonomously over multiple (> 10) years of time.
We have set the following milestones to be reached over the course of three years:
> Year 1: Overall architecture of Tripwire Microsensor is defined based on results of PAC/C Phase I PicoNode project.
> Year 2: Individual components (sensors, processing, transceiver, power train) of tripwire microsensor are operational, proving feasibility of energy selfconsistency.
> Year 3: Integrated System-in-a-Package Tripwire Microsensor combining multiple sensing functions and operating autonomously over multiple years will be demonstrated.