Modular Embedded Intelligent Sensor Network

No existing commercial wireless sensor network option meets NASAs current needs for flexibility, size, mass and resilience to extreme environments. The proposed innovation is a MEIS network which combines any number and any type of sensors into a wireless sensor network (WSN), with each of the sensors being motes, or nodes, on the network. The network will be self-healing and self-configuring. Each mote will consist of three parts: a communication module, a sensor module, and a power module, and be fit for rugged applications, including for spaceflight hardware. There will also be a gateway, which acts as an interface to the outside world. At the minimum, a MEIS network requires one sensor node and one gateway.As a result of significant technical effort, the Phase I was successful in delivering a prototype proving the modular embedded wireless sensor (MEIS) network concept. This also reduces our risk in proceeding forward with our design. The prototype includes hardware and software, both custom designed by Angstrom Designs.