Battery-free wireless imaging of underwater environments

The authors present an approach to underwater imaging, which does not require tethering or batteries. The low-power camera uses power from harvested acoustic energy and communicates colour images wirelessly via acoustic backscatter.

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Main Authors: Sayed Saad Afzal, Waleed Akbar, Osvy Rodriguez, Mario Doumet, Unsoo Ha, Reza Ghaffarivardavagh, Fadel Adib
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33223-x
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author Sayed Saad Afzal
Waleed Akbar
Osvy Rodriguez
Mario Doumet
Unsoo Ha
Reza Ghaffarivardavagh
Fadel Adib
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description The authors present an approach to underwater imaging, which does not require tethering or batteries. The low-power camera uses power from harvested acoustic energy and communicates colour images wirelessly via acoustic backscatter.
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spelling doaj.art-e2da410ed49c4208b3e3e88bbfe6509d2022-12-22T03:52:18ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232022-09-011311910.1038/s41467-022-33223-xBattery-free wireless imaging of underwater environmentsSayed Saad Afzal0Waleed Akbar1Osvy Rodriguez2Mario Doumet3Unsoo Ha4Reza Ghaffarivardavagh5Fadel Adib6Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe authors present an approach to underwater imaging, which does not require tethering or batteries. The low-power camera uses power from harvested acoustic energy and communicates colour images wirelessly via acoustic backscatter.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33223-x
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Mario Doumet
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Nature Communications
title Battery-free wireless imaging of underwater environments
title_full Battery-free wireless imaging of underwater environments
title_fullStr Battery-free wireless imaging of underwater environments
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title_short Battery-free wireless imaging of underwater environments
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url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33223-x
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