Energy-efficient visual eyes system for wildlife
Journal
2011 IEEE International Conference on HPCC
Pages
869-874
Date Issued
2011
Author(s)
Chen, C.-P.
Lin, C.-H.
Lai, T.-W.
Chuang, C.-L.
Lin, T.-S.
Jiang, J.-A.
Yuan, H.-W.
Chiou, C.-R.
Abstract
Wireless real-time surveillance systems are very valuable for monitoring ecology of wildlife, since the in-situ situation could be grasped immediately. Power source is usually constrained in the wild areas. Thus, in this paper, we developed a low power-consumption image transmission system (called energy-efficient visual eyes system) by integrating a MSP430 micro controller, FPGA circuit, a solar powered battery, a digital camera, and a GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) modem. In order to make a monitoring system suitable for circumstances of wild islands, the proposed system is designed with a packet transmitting strategy capable of enhancing pixel validity while effectively decreasing power consumption. Practically, the proposed system is deployed on a wild island in Taiwan near East China Sea, where is a habitat for migrant seabirds. The experimental results show that the system design is feasible to ecological monitoring and able to effectively maintain the completeness of images with energy efficiency. © 2011 IEEE.
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Other Subjects
East China Sea; Ecological monitoring; Energy efficient; FPGA circuits; GPRS (general packet radio service); Image transmission systems; In-situ; Monitoring system; Power sources; Real-time surveillance; Solar-powered; Visual monitoring; wild island; wireless communication; Animals; Digital radio; Ecology; Electric power transmission; Emergency traffic control; Image communication systems; Low power electronics; Monitoring; Radio broadcasting; Radio transmission; Real time systems; Solar energy; Systems analysis; Wireless telecommunication systems; Energy efficiency
Type
conference paper