Temporal Spectral Noise-Floor Adaptation for Error-Intolerant Trigger Integrity in IoT Mesh Networks
Sergii Makovetskyi, Lars Thomsen

TL;DR
This paper introduces a lightweight embedded algorithm for IoT sensor nodes that adaptively maintains a spectral noise floor to ensure reliable event detection in dynamic outdoor environments.
Contribution
The work presents a novel spectral noise-floor adaptation method that enables calibration-free, autonomous trigger reliability in IoT mesh networks without cloud dependence.
Findings
Substantial suppression of nuisance-induced triggers.
Reduced false-event traffic amplification.
Reliable detection of true spectral signatures.
Abstract
In this paper, we present a lightweight, embedded algorithm for autonomous edge event triggering in IoT sensor nodes suitable for operating in mesh networks. The device acquires local sensor data, performs deterministic FFT spectral feature extraction in firmware, and maintains a temporal spectral noise-floor baseline that absorbs non-stationary environmental excitations such as rain, wind, and mechanical vibration. While adaptive thresholds in IoT sensor nodes are often applied to manage communication load or stabilize long-term metrics, this work focuses on maintaining a time-evolving spectral noise floor to preserve event trigger reliability in dynamic environments. Our method targets trigger integrity under environmental non-stationary conditions, enabling calibration-free deployment of autonomous nodes; without shared noise models or cloud-side inference. Local decision authority…
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