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A Single-Chip Ultra-Wideband Based Wireless Sensor Network Node, Nathan R. Schemm
A Single-Chip Ultra-Wideband Based Wireless Sensor Network Node, Nathan R. Schemm
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
This dissertation presents the design of a next-generation wireless sensor network node. The node incorporates many new and innovative technologies such as an ultra-wideband radio which allows very low-energy communication, a low-power radiation detection front end, and an efficient implementation of dynamic voltage scaling which improves the energy efficiency of the integrated processor. The complete design is integrated on a single chip for maximum power savings and minimal size.
The ultra-wideband transceiver includes many novel techniques to produce a receiver with low power consumption and fast and accurate packet acquisition and reception. These include the use of a standard symmetric …