Smart Dust

What is Smart Dust?

Smart dust is a nano-structured silicon

senor which can spontaneously
assemble, orient sense and report on
their local environment, which can be
used in a number of applications. Main
purpose is to collect and relay
information.
1. Porous Silicon is etched by electrochemical Machining
Process, which are used as concentrators what is analyzed.
2. The Silicon is chemically modified into a sensor
3. Reflective & chemically modified mirrors are nano-structured
into sensor to reflect a certain color when target is identified.
4. Sensors are oxidized making it hydrophobic
5. Sensors are broken into SMART DUST
Each sensor has incorporated into it…
•a microprocessor
•mini-battery source
•Two way transmitter
•Soon will be the size of a grain of sand named a
mote.
 Applications of Smart Dust

1. Measure vibrations in pumps, compressors and engines

and pass reading using wireless links to predict equipment
failure.
2. Monitor local temperatures
3. Monitor speed and Volume of traffic
4. Monitor presence of people
5. Target contaminants in drinking water
6. Relay information about cancerous cells
7. Detect hazardous chemical and biological agents
8. Military Applications
 References

www.chem-faculty-ucsd.edu/sailor/research/smartdust.html

”In dust we trust.” Economist. 6/12/04 Vol. 37 p. 10

Goho.A. “Smart dust can swarm target.” Science News.

9/6/03 Vol. 164 Issue 10 p. 157

Ananthawamy, Anil.”March of the motes.” New Scientist.

6/23/03 Vol. 179 Issue 2409 p. 26
BY
ABRAR
03-07-2006
Electrical&Electronics engineering.