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Step 0: Design Goals
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The Idea
▶︎ Sensor accuracy (vs. measurand) varies with supply voltage
▶︎ Sensor power dissipation also varies with supply voltage
▶︎ Sensor precision (vs. measurand) varies with settings / part
▶︎ Sensors for one physical phenomenon (e.g., acceleration) may be
substituted with sensors for another (e.g., angular rate)
Goals
➋ Platform that let’s us investigate the above, across a dozen or so different state-of-the-art sensors
➌ Support for dynamically varying the supply voltage of sensors
➍ Support for energy scavenging
➊ Exploit all the above in a system able to run of scavenged energy
➎ Design in a form factor small enough to use for wearable applications
A self-powered sensor platform for research
Why?