Naslov
Always-on sparse event wake-up detectors: A Review

Autori
Gazivoda, Marko ; Bilas, Vedran

Izvornik
IEEE Sensors Journal (1530-437X) 22 (2022), 9; 8313-8326

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pregledni rad, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
detection and classification based on sensor data, energy consumption, sensor applications, sensor electronic circuits, sensor readout circuits, smart sensor systems, sensor testing and evaluation

Sažetak
Recently there has been a significant increase in demand for wireless sensor networks, as their field of application is rapidly expanding, driven mostly by the growing importance and prevalence of the Internet of Things concept. To enable practical application of wireless sensor networks, sensor nodes must be inexpensive, small, light-weight, intelligent and autonomous. This paper presents a review of low-power always-on wake-up detectors used to reduce a sensor node’s power consumption and enable continuous detection of sparse events. We describe the wake-up concept, discuss its advantages and present the wake-up detector’s power consumption, detection accuracy and false positive rate as parameters of interest. We present a state-of-the-art analysis of wake-up detectors, grouping them based on their power consumption into zero-power and near-zero-power detectors and active detectors, which we further separate based on their implementation into digital detectors and mixed-signal and analog detectors. This analysis shows state-of-the-art wake-up detectors operate with detection accuracy over 90% and a wide range of power consumptions, spanning from a few nW to few tens of μW, because of their diverse applications and sensor modalities. Additionally, it shows that active mixed-signal wake-up detectors are currently the most utilized implementation, with emphasis on acoustic transducer modality. It also shows potential trends for future detector design utilizing more MEMS and NEMS to further lower detector power consumption. We also show techniques and ideas not yet integrated in the wake-up concept, to potentially improve the wake-up detector concept and present the wake-up detectors’ common applications and their specifics.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Elektrotehnika

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