Mobile-BAT - A novel ultra-low power wildlife tracking system

Publikationstyp
Journal Article
Publikationsdatum
2023-05-31
Sprache
English
Author
Erhardt, Stefan 
Koch, Martin 
Kiefer, Andreas 
Veith, Michael 
Weigel, Robert 
Kölpin, Alexander orcid-logo
Institut
Hochfrequenztechnik E-3 
DOI
10.15480/882.5178
TORE-URI
http://hdl.handle.net/11420/15400
Enthalten in
Sensors 
Start Page
1
End Page
20
Article Number
5236
Citation
Sensors 23 (11): 5236 (2023-05-31)
Publisher DOI
10.3390/s23115236
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85161481963
Publisher
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Peer Reviewed
true
We introduce a novel ultra-low power system for tracking animal movements over long periods with an unprecedented high-temporal-resolution. The localization principle is based on the detection of cellular base stations using a miniaturized software-defined radio, weighing 2.0 g, including the battery, and having a size equivalent to two stacked 1-euro cent coins. Therefore, the system is small and lightweight enough to be deployed on small, wide-ranging, or migrating animals, such as European bats, for movement analysis with an unprecedented spatiotemporal resolution. The position estimation relies on a post-processing probabilistic RF pattern-matching method based on the acquired base stations and power levels. In several field tests, the system has been successfully verified, and a run-time of close to one year has been demonstrated.
DDC Class
004: Informatik
620: Ingenieurwissenschaften
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Lizenz
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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