Lizardnet

GOALs

Our long term goal is to investigate the temporal and spatial variations in lizard microclimates in the Bernard Field Station. Microclimates are the immediate meteorological conditions experienced by organisms. We plan to do this in a non-intrusive way, basically by distributing remote sensors that would provide habitat monitoring via a wireless network grid. Sensor networks are an emerging technology that allow simple embedded computers with attached sensors to be placed in an environment for remote data gathering.

A deployment in the Bernard Field Station, BFS, can be used by biologists and ecologists to better understand how lizard habitats are affected by local phenomenon including temperature, light intensity, and noise. The deployment can act as a testbed for sensor network research including the development of easier to deploy hardware and software elements, improved interfaces to the network, and network protocol development.

Our immediate goals concern the development of a viable sensor network within the BFS. This involves choosing processors (motes), sensors (temperature, motion, humitity, etc.), in the creation of a network. We also are focused on creating a set of software tools that would make the network useable.

Finally, we are interested in installing new devices, e.g., cameras, and investigating their performance.

Summer 06 Wiki

Summer06 Web Site

Related Projects and Conferences

• CENS - Center for Embedded Networked Sensing
  

  HMC Center for Environmental Studies
  

  BFS - Robert J. Bernard Biological Field Station
  

  IPSN - Information Processing in Sensor Networks
  

  MASS - Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Systems Conference
  

  SenSys - ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems
  

  EmNets - Workshop on Embedded Networked Sensors
  

Vendors

CrossBow Motes


Data Sheets & Schematics


SOS Operating System


SOSv2 Operating System


AVR 8-bit RISC


Thermocouples vs thermistors


Simulation Framework for Sensor Networks

Outside Papers

Presentations

Reports & Papers

Calendar

Teams

• Faculty
  • Steve Adolph
  • Mike Erlinger

• Summer 05
  • Alejandro Enriquez
  • John Hicks
  • Kapy Kangombe
  • Jim Segedy, Goucher College

• Summer 06
  • Michael Buchanan
  • Morgan Conbere
  • Jay Markello
  • Christopher Roberts
  • Michael Roberts
  • Frank Salim - Pomona College
  • Danny Turner

Mike Erlinger