TY - JOUR
TI - Mobile-BAT—A Novel Ultra-Low Power Wildlife Tracking System
AU - Erhardt, S
AU - Koch, M
AU - Kiefer, A
AU - Veith, M
AU - Weigel, R
AU - Koelpin, A
T2 - Sensors
AB - 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.
DA - 2023/05//
PY - 2023
VL - 23
IS - 11
SP - 20
UR - https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/11/5236
DO - 10.3390/s23115236
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Bats
ER -