Smartdust is a system of many tiny microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) such as sensors, robots, or other devices, that can detect, for example, light, temperature, vibration, magnetism, or chemicals. They are usually operated on a computer networkwirelessly and are distributed over some area to perform tasks, usually sensing through radio-frequency identification. Without an antenna of much greater size the range of tiny smart dust communication devices is measured in a few millimeters and they may be vulnerable to electromagnetic disablement and destruction by microwave exposure. (Wikipedia)
R. Yeh, R. Conant, K. Pister, “Mechanical Digital-to-Analog Converter”, Transducers 99, (PDF)
M. Last, K. Pister, “2DOF Actuated Micromirror Designed for Large DC Deflection”, MOEMS 99, (PDF)
J. M. Kahn, R. H. Katz and K. S. J. Pister, “Mobile Networking for Smart Dust”, ACM/IEEE Intl. Conf. on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom 99), Seattle, WA, August 17-19, 1999. (Postscript/ PDF)
K. S. J. Pister, J. M. Kahn and B. E. Boser, “Smart Dust: Wireless Networks of Millimeter-Scale Sensor Nodes”, Highlight Article in 1999 Electronics Research Laboratory Research Summary. (postscript, PDF)
V. Hsu, J. M. Kahn, and K. S. J. Pister, “Wireless Communications for Smart Dust”, Electronics Research Laboratory Technical Memorandum Number M98/2, February, 1998. (postscript / PDF)
The early work on corner cubes at UCLA:
Chu, P.B., Lo, N.R., Berg, E., Pister, K.S.J, “Optical Communication Link Using Micromachined Corner Cuber Reflectors”, Proc. SPIE vol.3008-20. (postscript)
Chu, P.B., Lo, N.R., Berg, E., Pister, K.S.J, “Optical Communication Using Micro Corner Cuber Reflectors”, MEMS 97, Nagoya, Japan, 26-30 Jan 1997, pp. 350-5. (postscript)
