Evaluation and possible improvements of the ANT protocol for home heart monitoring applications

Gasparrini, Samuele; Gambi, Ennio; Spinsante, Susanna

doi:10.1109/iwmn.2013.6663806

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“…It is characterised by ultra-low power, low cost, small size and working at rates of 250 kbps, 1 Mbps, and 2 Mbps with three different modes of communication: (I) acknowledged; (II) broadcast and (III) burst. ANT employs a time division multiple access (TDMA) technique, where communication happens within predetermined time periods [ 29 ], which will eliminate collisions and improve power efficiency and channel utilisation [ 30 ]. However, ANT application for transmitting and receiving data for several meters distance has not yet been adopted [ 28 ].…”

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An Ultra-Low Power Wireless Sensor Network for Bicycle Torque Performance Measurements

Gharghan

Nordin

Ismail

2015

Sensors

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In this paper, we propose an energy-efficient transmission technique known as the sleep/wake algorithm for a bicycle torque sensor node. This paper aims to highlight the trade-off between energy efficiency and the communication range between the cyclist and coach. Two experiments were conducted. The first experiment utilised the Zigbee protocol (XBee S2), and the second experiment used the Advanced and Adaptive Network Technology (ANT) protocol based on the Nordic nRF24L01 radio transceiver chip. The current consumption of ANT was measured, simulated and compared with a torque sensor node that uses the XBee S2 protocol. In addition, an analytical model was derived to correlate the sensor node average current consumption with a crank arm cadence. The sensor node achieved 98% power savings for ANT relative to ZigBee when they were compared alone, and the power savings amounted to 30% when all components of the sensor node are considered. The achievable communication range was 65 and 50 m for ZigBee and ANT, respectively, during measurement on an outdoor cycling track (i.e., velodrome). The conclusions indicate that the ANT protocol is more suitable for use in a torque sensor node when power consumption is a crucial demand, whereas the ZigBee protocol is more convenient in ensuring data communication between cyclist and coach.

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“…The ANT module was able to transfer the torque data for 50 m between the cyclist and coach. Compared to most common wireless technologies such as Bluetooth low energy and Zigbee, the ANT protocol has the following advantages [ 28 , 29 , 31 ].…”

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An Ultra-Low Power Wireless Sensor Network for Bicycle Torque Performance Measurements

Gharghan

Nordin

Ismail

2015

Sensors

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“…ZigBee and Bluetooth utilize direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) [40] and frequency-hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) [41] schemes, respectively, to ensure the safety of the wireless link, whereas ANT uses an adaptive isochronous [42] network technology to assure coexistence. Figure 2 shows the power consumption for these wireless technologies.…”

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A Survey on Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks for Bicycle Performance Monitoring Application

2014

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Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have greatly advanced in the past few decades and are now widely used, especially for remote monitoring; the list of potential uses seems endless. Three types of wireless sensor technologies (Bluetooth, ZigBee, and ANT) have been used to monitor the biomechanical and physiological activities of bicycles and cyclists, respectively. However, the wireless monitoring of these activities has faced some challenges. The aim of this paper is to highlight various methodologies for monitoring cycling to provide an effective and efficient way to overcome the various challenges and limitations of sports cycling using wireless sensor interfaces. Several design criteria were reviewed and compared with different solutions for the implementation of current WSN research, such as low power consumption, long distance communications, small size, and light weight. Conclusions were drawn after observing the example of an advanced and adaptive network technology (ANT) network highlighting reduced power consumption and prolonged battery life. The power saving achieved in the slave node was 88–95% compared to the similar ANT protocol used in the medical rehabilitation.

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Design Consideration of an Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Network for High Performance Track Cycling

Gharghan

Nordin

Ismail

2014

2014 International Conference on Information Science &Amp; Applications (ICISA)

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Evaluation and possible improvements of the ANT protocol for home heart monitoring applications

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An Ultra-Low Power Wireless Sensor Network for Bicycle Torque Performance Measurements

An Ultra-Low Power Wireless Sensor Network for Bicycle Torque Performance Measurements

A Survey on Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks for Bicycle Performance Monitoring Application

Design Consideration of an Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Network for High Performance Track Cycling

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