1. Smart Dust
By
Pushkar Vaidya
Shounak Katyayan

2. SAND / DUST
Components that are
found EVERYWHERE
Land
Air
Water
Human Body

3. Feature of DUST
Very Small
Found Anywhere
Blown away
Light in weight
Remain suspended in air

4. Smart Dust
Smart Dust is a nano structured silicon
sensor based on Particle Science,
supporting VLSI that can spontaneously
gather and relay information on the local
environment

5. Sensors
Humidity
Temperature
Pressure
Acceleration
Light
Magnetometer

6. Components

7. 2008
Kristofer S. J.
Pister
2001

8. Progress

9. Cost
Silicon $0.30
Inductor $0.01
Crystal $0.15
Battery $0.16
Total : $0.62 approx. Rs. 30/chip

10. Applications
Environmental Protection
Radiation
Containments in water
Disaster
Habitat Monitoring
Animals
Military Applications
Detect presence of Enemy troops
Medical Applications
Detect Damaged Cells
And Many Others…

13. Links
http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/mvigeant/univ270_05/EmilyBeeing/Methods.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/08/25/tech/main570080.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartdust
http://berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2001/05/25_dust.html
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/mote2.htm
http://robotics.eecs.berkeley.edu/~pister/
http://www.redicecreations.com/specialreports/smartdustmatrix.html