Towards Innovative Physical Layer Design for Mobile WSN Platforms

TL;DR

This paper explores innovative physical layer and antenna design for mobile wireless sensor network platforms, emphasizing multi-band capabilities across a wide frequency spectrum to enhance compatibility and data transmission speeds.

Contribution

It introduces a new antenna design capable of operating across seven different frequency bands, addressing the needs of both legacy and modern robotic platforms.

Findings

Seven frequency bands achieved at 700 MHz to 7.7 GHz

Bandwidths range from 0.12 GHz to 1.1 GHz

Antenna dimensions are 30x35x1.6 mm^3

Abstract

We today live in the era of dynamic and mobile wireless enabled platforms. This kind of stringent communication capability in the face of volatile and turbulent mobility demands a fresh look at physical layer in general and antenna design in particular. The dimension of the antenna is 30x35x1.6 mm^3. Multiplicity of bands is very useful for compatibility purposes where legacy robotic platforms generally operate in MHz range while latest robotic platforms are capable to handle GHz communication regimes and can pump data very at much greater speeds. Seven frequency bands are obtained at 700 MHz, 2.4 GHz, 3.6 GHz, 4.37 GHz, 5.8 GHz, 6.93 GHz and 7.7 GHz with bandwidth of 1.1 GHz, 0.7 GHz, 0.8 GHz, 0.23 GHz, 0.90 GHz, 0.19 GHz and 0.12 GHz respectively.