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The theory we
have developed in the past funding period has been
effectively translated to the prototypes. We have two
working models for communication: analog and digital
techniques using the ergodic properties of chaotic systems.
These prototypes are expected to serve numerous fields. We
have completed a detailed analysis of introducing ECPM
communication devices for data transfer on highly mobile
devices such as cars, trains and buses. The prototype
communication device is developed with the help of Neocific
Inc. USA. Canadian Micro Electronics Corporation provided us
with the necessary FPGA development facilities (hardware and
software support). Many technical challenges in the
implementation of the baseband were solved with the help of
CRC Canada. With Dr. Hao Jiang’s team we are negotiating
with WISCO, China regarding the licensing of this product.
They will use the communication infrastructure in the
mines. Neocific is currently generating the specifications
for the mechanical design of the communication device.
One of the
potential applications of our ECM scheme is the inexpensive
communication modules for personal health monitoring. We
have noticed that, such systems have a very small form
factor and can easily be attached to the patient’s
body. Since, many expensive and power hungry components can
be avoided; such devices will give ease of use and improved
mobility for the patients. We will collaborate with Godlic
Case Factory, China to market personal health care devices
based on our ECM scheme. One of our colleagues at the
University of Calgary, Prof. Brent Maundy, who is an expert
in circuit design, has been helping us to build cost
effective and compact circuits for ECM transmitter and
receiver. We expect to market these devices in 2010.
In the next phase of the research, we will develop hybrid
processing technologies for sensor networks. We have done a
thorough investigation and found that a hybrid system which
uses both analog and digital communication will be cost
effective when sensors are deployed in a large geographical
area. The communication modules on these sensors will be
based on ECM and ECPM due to their low power consumption and
simplicity. So we have assembled a set of non-academic
partners for this project. AUG signals and Neocific Inc.
have expanded their market share in sensor network and data
fusion. The federal agencies DRDC and CRC Canada have been
investigating many applications of sensor networks such as
intrusion detection and environmental monitoring. We also
have pursued Canadian industry partners to apply our
research results. With AUG, we will apply our information
processing research to enhance their water quality
monitoring system to be tested in the City of Edmonton. With
Dr. Robot, we will combine our sensor network technology
with their robotic expertise to develop a home service robot
for health monitoring. With PPIC, a cost effective
communication device will be developed to collect acoustic
data and to monitor water pipeline remotely.
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