Dynamically Reconfigurable Integrated Sensor Electronics for Magnetic Localisation of Distributed Autonomous Sensor Nodes

Abstract: The increasing number and variety of sensory principles and embodiments impose growing demands on the versatility and capability of sensor electronics. In particular, mobile and wireless applications based on integrated sensory systems, e.g., from agriculture, automation, smart environ-ments, internet of things, or cyber-physical-systems, aggravate the requirements imposed on sensor electronics, e.g., requesting for reduced uncertainty and higher dependability in the application system realization. The paper will survey and discuss relevant lines in sensor electronics realization, e.g., eigen- or self-x capabilities, with a focus on integration options, both monolithic and packaging based. As an application example for the use of current and development of future sensor electronics, a propriatory location context extension of data logging systems with magnetic localization and synchronization features will be employed as a research vehicle. Current results and a roadmap for the inclusion and benchmarking of novel sensor electronics concepts will be presented. Key words: Reconfigurable sensor electronics, self-x systems, spiking sensor electronics, wireless sensing, magnetic localisation