A Highly Miniaturized Battery Operated Commandable Digital Wireless Camera

• doi: 10.1109/MILCOM.1998.726968
• title: A highly miniaturized, battery operated, commandable, digital wireless camera
• publisher: IEEE
• isbn: 0-7803-4506-1
• issn:
• partnum: 98CH36201
• rank: 1107
• access_type: LOCKED
• content_type: Conferences
• abstract: This paper discusses the design, development, testing, and demonstration of a highly miniaturized battery operated, digital wireless camera. The miniature wireless camera receives commands transmitted from a remote base station requesting it to take one or more frames of data, and broadcasts the digital image data to the base station receiver for display. The camera uses a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) active pixel image sensor (APS) that achieves noise performance comparable to a charge-coupled device (CCD) with orders of magnitude better power consumption performance. The image sensor is integrated with a wireless communications transceiver, antennas and batteries into a stand alone miniature package. The results of a three year development effort are described.
• article_number: 726968
• pdf_url: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=726968
• html_url: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/726968/
• abstract_url: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/726968/
• publication_title: IEEE Military Communications Conference. Proceedings. MILCOM 98 (Cat. No.98CH36201)
• conference_location: Boston, MA, USA
• conference_dates: 19-21 Oct. 1998
• publication_number: 5850
• is_number: 15652
• publication_year: 1998
• publication_date: 19-21 Oct. 1998
• start_page: 913
• end_page: 918 vol.3
• citing_paper_count: 2
• citing_patent_count: 2
• download_count: 79
• insert_date: 20020806
• index_terms:
  • ieee_terms:
    • Batteries
    • Wireless sensor networks
    • Digital cameras
    • Base stations
    • CMOS image sensors
    • Image sensors
    • Testing
    • Digital images
    • Displays
    • Charge-coupled image sensors
  • dynamic_index_terms:
    • Battery Performance
    • Battery Operation
    • Digital Camera
    • Wireless
    • Wireless Communication
    • CCD Camera
    • Charge-coupled Device
    • Power Consumption
    • Base Station
    • Image Sensor
    • Camera Sensor
    • Active Sensors
    • Data Rate
    • Data Evaluation
    • Frequency Band
    • Communication Systems
    • Free Space
    • Enclosure
    • Bit Error Rate
    • Bit Error Ratio
    • Power Amplifier
    • Integrated Circuit
    • Bit Error
    • Power Conditions
    • Power Filter
    • Series Compensation
    • Commercial Camera
    • Half-duplex
    • Spread Spectrum
    • Spectrum Spreading
    • Minimum Gain
    • Local Oscillator Signal
    • Base Station Antennas
    • Low Data Rate
    • ISM Band
• isbn_formats:
  • format: Print ISBN, value: 0-7803-4506-1, isbnType: Historical
• authors:
  • Author Name: M.J. Agan
    Affiliation: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
    Author URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37372314800
    ID: 37372314800
    Order: 1
    Author Affiliations:
    • Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
  • Author Name: B.H. Olson
    Affiliation: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
    Author URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37373225300
    ID: 37373225300
    Order: 2
    Author Affiliations:
    • Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
  • Author Name: C.R. Pasqualino
    Affiliation: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
    Author URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37087781311
    ID: 37087781311
    Order: 3
    Author Affiliations:
    • Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
  • Author Name: G.L. Stevens
    Affiliation: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
    Author URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37087781338
    ID: 37087781338
    Order: 4
    Author Affiliations:
    • Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA

Image Sensor

• sensor_type: CMOS
• resolution: 256x256
• dynamic_range: Not specified
• pixel_size: 20.4 µm
• dark_current: Not specified

Optical Data

• focal_length: Not specified
• aperture: f/2
• field_of_view: 23°
• distortion: Not specified

Performance Metrics

• power_consumption: 10-20 mW

Applications & Benefits

• cell_imaging: Details about various applications such as surveillance in military and civilian settings, perimeter monitoring, micro unmanned aerial vehicles, and remote baby monitoring.
• benefits: The camera allows for remote control, has low power consumption with operational durations measured in days to weeks, and uses a small footprint for surveillance compared to commercial alternatives.

Supporting Organizations

• supported_by: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, California Institute of Technology

Manuscript Details

• publication_date: 19-21 Oct. 1998

Relevancy Score

• score: 10
• missing_fields:
  • fill factor
  • quantum efficiency
  • readout speed
  • temporal noise
  • fixed-pattern noise
  • analog-to-digital conversion techniques
  • use of microlenses
  • on-chip colour filters
  • global or rolling shutters
  • backside illumination

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