Research
MEMSIC is a strong advocate for equipping the academic and research community with the tools and knowledge to push the boundaries of traditional sensor applications. Our platforms are used in classrooms and laboratories across the globe enhancing the learning experience and tapping into the creative minds at prestigious universities and research centers worldwide. Whether it is to instrument an endangered species with nonintrusive sensor devices or create large scale deployments for structural health monitoring, researchers and students alike are introduced to world of powerful sensing solutions when using MEMSIC to further their academic exploration.
Academic Programs
Testbed Setups
Academic Programs
MEMSIC continues to actively support academic programs in wireless and sensor technologies. Academic research and education is leveraging MEMSIC's sensor technology in many departments including:
- Computer Science
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Environmental and Earth Sciences
Below are just a few of the academic programs which have been built around MEMSIC's academic solutions (please visit the individual links for more information):
Testbed Setups
Wireless sensor network testbeds are critical for understanding and meeting the technical challenges of networks deployed in real world scenarios. Hardware and software testbeds have become the preferred basis for experimenting with embedded wireless sensor network applications. They provide a means for developing and evaluating sensor network technology in a controlled and instrumented environment. Experimentation with current hardware and software platforms, allows users to not only demonstrate applicability in real environments but also to validate prototypes. Compared to field deployments, the testbeds yield substantial efficiency in instrumenting potentially long-lived experiments, which is valuable in the debugging, validation, and integration phases of reliable wireless sensor networks. Universities and labs across the world have set up networks of hundreds of nodes using a Mote platform from MEMSIC's suite of wireless sensor network devices choosing from simple platforms such as the TelosB to advanced devices like the Imote2.
Every testbed utilizes a specific Mote platform that is optimized for that particular testbed's focus. Testbeds allow the observation of the performance of WSNs in a controlled environment. Hence, the effect of different types of inputs, physical operating conditions, and subjects for sensing can be studied, and the functioning of the devices in the testbed may be changed appropriately for accurate measurement.
MEMSIC's vast portfolio of wireless sensor platforms provides researchers and government/commercial users with the equipment they need to set up a lab for their wireless sensor course or to verify their specifications prior to real world deployment of their wireless sensor network. For information on how to set up your own WSN testbed or for details on MEMSIC's wireless sensor network platforms, contact salesca@memsic.com .
