Presenting by,

V.TEJASWINI,
11M61A0457,
ECE.

Abstract
Introduction
What is smart dust
How it works
Major challenges
Applications
Advantages, Disadvantages
Conclusion
References

Smart dust is tiny electronic device designed to
capture large information about their
surroundings while floating in air.
They will be light enough to remain suspended
in air for hours.
These tiny computer chips can measure
temperatures, vibrations or surface pressures.

Smart Dust is a self-contained network of tiny motes each having the
capability of sensing and monitoring the environment conditions.

They are tiny particles which will be around the size of a grain of sand.

They contain sensors which have the computational capability, power
supply, programmable microprocessor, analog circuitry.

They can communicate with a base station or with other motes depending
on the application.

Smart dust was first
developed by Professor
Kris Pister at the
University of California,
Berkeley.
A tiny dust size device with
extraordinary capabilities.
It is a tiny Wireless Sensor
Network (WSN) .
It is very hard to detect the
presence of the Smart Dust.
Nodes in Smart Dust are
called Motes.
Golem Dust


Daft Dust


Flashy Dust


Micro-controller
Processor
Tiny operating
system
3 KB RAM memory

N
S
E W
2 Axis Magnetic
Sensor
2 Axis
Accelerome
ter
Light Intensity
Sensor
Humidity Sensor
Pressure Sensor
Temperature
Sensor
Smart dust motes run by a
microcontroller.
Microcontrollers consist of tiny
sensors for recording various types
of data.
Sensors run by timers.
Timers work for specific period by
powering up the sensors to collect
data.
Data obtained are stored in its
memory and send to the base
controlling station


It is difficult to fit all these devices in a small
Smart Dust both size wise and Energy wise.

As the devices are so small, batteries present a
massive addition of weight.


Environmental
protection
identification and
monitoring pollution
Habitat
Monitoring
observing the behavior
of animals in their
natural habitat
In hospitals, nurses can keep track of
patient movements.

In military, these sensors can detect enemy
movement and also chemical substances.

In factories or farms, the sensors can adjust
the temperature and humidity to the needs.

For security, Smart Dust detects any
movement, noise or smoke and alert people
about danger.

Health And Wellness
Monitoring

VIRTUAL
KEYBOARDS
Glue a dust mote to each
fingertips. Accelerometers will
sense the orientation and motion of
each of the fingertip and talk to the
computer on your watch

Circulatory Net
SMART DUST
Virtual Keyboard
Enter human bodies and check for
physiological problems
IMPLEMENTATION
Drop a smart dust from an
airplane
Motes self-organize into a
network

USAGE
A mote that detects a fire
notifies central monitoring
station
The mote location is the
approximate location of the
fire
Benefits
Inspect pipes without
crawling in tight
spaces.

No need to remove
insulation to inspect
pipe.

Up to date status.






CPU: Atmel
:4 kb SRAM
Radio: Chipcon
External Flash:512kb
MICA2
MICA2DOT
Motes will be

tiny
Inexpensive
long lasting


Small Size
Better Connectivity
Low Cost

The main concern is privacy. Because it is so
tiny, this device can be used to spy on people
without their approval.
Another concern is the security of the
information transmitted through this sensors. Like
in any other computer, hackers can brake into the
system and steal or modify important data.
There are many ongoing researches on Smart
Dust, the main purpose of these researches is
to make Smart Dust mote as small as possible
and to make it available at as low price as
possible.
Soon we will see Smart Dust being used in
varied application from all spans of life.

1.Yunbin Song: Optical Communication Systems for Smart Dust.

2. J. M. Kahn, R. H. Katz, K. S. J. Pister: Next Century Challenges: Mobile
Networking for Smart Dust.

3. An Introduction to Microelectromechancal System Engineering: Nadim
Maluf, Kirt William

4. B.A. Warneke, M.D. Scott, B.S. Leibowitz: Distributed Wireless Sensor
Network

5. http://www.coe.berkeley.edu/labnotes