TY - GEN
T1 - Feasibility of inductive communication between millimeter-sized robots
AU - Kim, Sohee
AU - Knoll, Thorsten
AU - Scholz, Oliver
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - This paper shows the feasibility of inductive data transmission between millimeter-sized (2×2×1 mm3) swarm robots. To fulfill the size restraints, the coils used were fabricated by micromachining (MEMS) technologies. Since the induced signal at the receiving coil was very small due to the low coupling coefficient, a high amplification gain of the signal amplifier was necessary. Transmitter and receiver electronics for data transmission were constructed and the quality in data transmission between two 2×2 mm2-sized micromachined coils was evaluated. With a continuous power consumption of 270 μW in the transmitter, data transmission was successful without communication error up to a distance of 7 mm, which was considered as a minimum communication range needed to enable 2×2 mm 2 robots to behave as a swarm.
AB - This paper shows the feasibility of inductive data transmission between millimeter-sized (2×2×1 mm3) swarm robots. To fulfill the size restraints, the coils used were fabricated by micromachining (MEMS) technologies. Since the induced signal at the receiving coil was very small due to the low coupling coefficient, a high amplification gain of the signal amplifier was necessary. Transmitter and receiver electronics for data transmission were constructed and the quality in data transmission between two 2×2 mm2-sized micromachined coils was evaluated. With a continuous power consumption of 270 μW in the transmitter, data transmission was successful without communication error up to a distance of 7 mm, which was considered as a minimum communication range needed to enable 2×2 mm 2 robots to behave as a swarm.
KW - Inductive communication
KW - Inter-robot communication
KW - Microcoil
KW - Swarm robots
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33845592745&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/BIOROB.2006.1639252
DO - 10.1109/BIOROB.2006.1639252
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33845592745
SN - 1424400406
SN - 9781424400409
T3 - Proceedings of the First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006, BioRob 2006
SP - 1178
EP - 1182
BT - Proceedings of the First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006, BioRob 2006
T2 - 1st IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006, BioRob 2006
Y2 - 20 February 2006 through 22 February 2006
ER -