A 2.4-GHz CMOS short-range wireless-sensor-network interface for automotive applications

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1764-1771

  Carmo, João Paulo ^a   Mendes, Paulo Mateus ^a   Couto, Carlos ^a   Correia, José Higino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Automotive sensors; Sensor interface; Wireless microsystems; Wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS; AUTOMOTIVE SENSORS; CMOS TRANSCEIVERS; ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS; NETWORK INTERFACE; OUTPUT POWER; PLANAR ANTENNAS; POWER CONSUMPTION; RADIO FREQUENCIES; SENSOR INTERFACE; SENSOR READOUT; WIRELESS MICROSYSTEM; WIRELESS MICROSYSTEMS;

ANTENNAS; AUTOMOBILE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MICROSYSTEMS; POTENTIOMETRIC SENSORS; SENSOR NETWORKS; TRANSDUCERS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 77951169881     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2009.2032207     Document Type: Article

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