Smart Dust Scenario 4

Motes that have greater autonomy- communicating with each other and changing their behavior based upon analyzing the data they collect.

Possible scenario:

• Health monitoring.  Imagine motes embedded in underwear, t-shirts, or spandex.  Like LifeShirt, but without having to wear a Handspring Visor.  Motes recording an EKG are programmed to detect high rate or certain irregular heart rhythms, and wake up other motes to record additional data- blood oxygen level, blood pressure, etc (using non-invasive techniques like oscillometric pressure reading and pulse oximetry which use infrared sensors).

Requires periods of high-resolution sensor sampling, processing of sensor data, and communication.

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