Seastar: energy-efficient networking protocols for collaborative underwater acoustic sensor networks

Wouter van Kleunen

Description of research

Seastar is a collaboration between the university Twente and several European companies. The Seastar project gathers experts from traditionally disjoint communities (sensor technology, IC design, power conversion, computer architecture, wireless sensor network protocols design, underwater telemetry and distributed processing) to investigate, define, and develop core technologies for underwater monitoring platforms and to build the first working demonstrator. I myself focus on energy-efficient networking protocols for collaborative underwater acoustic sensor networks.

For collaborative beamforming and underwater networking there is a need for new energy-efficient and reliable networking protocols. These networking protocols should not only provide reliable data communication, but also time-synchronisation and localisation.

Advisor(s)

Prof. dr. Ir. Paul J. M. Havinga

Dr. ir. Nirvana Meratnia

Duration

2010 – 2014

Project

Seastar

Funding institution

STW

Strategic Research Orientation

WiSe - Wireless and Sensor Systems

Links to relevant web pages:

ps.ewi.uwente.nl

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