Mobile-BAT—A Novel Ultra-Low Power Wildlife Tracking System

Erhardt S, Koch M, Kiefer A, Veith M, Weigel R, Koelpin A (2023)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2023

Journal

Sensors MDPI

Book Volume: 23

Article Number: 5236

Journal Issue: 11

DOI: 10.3390/s23115236

Abstract

We introduce a novel ultra-low power system for tracking animal movements over long periods with an unprecedented high-temporal-resolution. The localization principle is based on the detection of cellular base stations using a miniaturized software-defined radio, weighing 2.0 g, including the battery, and having a size equivalent to two stacked 1-euro cent coins. Therefore, the system is small and lightweight enough to be deployed on small, wide-ranging, or migrating animals, such as European bats, for movement analysis with an unprecedented spatiotemporal resolution. The position estimation relies on a post-processing probabilistic RF pattern-matching method based on the acquired base stations and power levels. In several field tests, the system has been successfully verified, and a run-time of close to one year has been demonstrated.

Authors with CRIS profile

Robert Weigel Lehrstuhl für Technische Elektronik (LTE)

Additional Organisation(s)

FAU Profilzentrum Licht.Materie.Quantentechnologien (FAU LMQ)

Involved external institutions

Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH) DE Germany (DE) Universität Trier DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Erhardt, S., Koch, M., Kiefer, A., Veith, M., Weigel, R., & Koelpin, A. (2023). Mobile-BAT—A Novel Ultra-Low Power Wildlife Tracking System. Sensors, 23(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/s23115236

MLA:

Erhardt, Stefan, et al. "Mobile-BAT—A Novel Ultra-Low Power Wildlife Tracking System." Sensors 23.11 (2023).

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