Pennies from Heaven: A retrospective on the use of wireless sensor networks for planetary exploration

Robert Newman; Mohammad Hammoudeh

doi:10.1109/AHS.2008.46

Pennies from Heaven: A retrospective on the use of wireless sensor networks for planetary exploration

Robert Newman^*, Mohammad Hammoudeh

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Abstract

Wireless sensor networks are finding many applications in terrestrial sensing. It seems natural to propose their use for planetary exploration. A previous study (the Mars daisy) has put forward a scenario using thousands of millimeter scale wireless sensor nodes to undertake a complete survey of an area of a planet. This paper revisits that scenario, in the light of some of the discussions surrounding its presentation. The practicality of some of the ideas put forward is examined again, and an updated design sketched out. It is concluded that the updated design could be produced using currently available technology.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2008 NASA/ESA Conference on Adaptive Hardware and Systems, AHS 2008
Pages	263-270
Number of pages	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/AHS.2008.46
State	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes

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Name	Proceedings of the 2008 NASA/ESA Conference on Adaptive Hardware and Systems, AHS 2008

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Hardware and Architecture
Control and Systems Engineering

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Newman, R., & Hammoudeh, M. (2008). Pennies from Heaven: A retrospective on the use of wireless sensor networks for planetary exploration. In Proceedings of the 2008 NASA/ESA Conference on Adaptive Hardware and Systems, AHS 2008 (pp. 263-270). Article 4584282 (Proceedings of the 2008 NASA/ESA Conference on Adaptive Hardware and Systems, AHS 2008). https://doi.org/10.1109/AHS.2008.46

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Pennies from Heaven: A retrospective on the use of wireless sensor networks for planetary exploration. / Newman, Robert; Hammoudeh, Mohammad.
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