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Mobile-BAT - A novel ultra-low power wildlife tracking system
Citation Link: https://doi.org/10.15480/882.5178
Publikationstyp
Journal Article
Date Issued
2023-05-31
Sprache
English
Institut
TORE-DOI
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Start Page
1
End Page
20
Article Number
5236
Citation
Sensors 23 (11): 5236 (2023-05-31)
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Scopus ID
Publisher
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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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.
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004: Informatik
620: Ingenieurwissenschaften
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