Terracorder: Sense Long and Prosper
<|reference_start|>Terracorder: Sense Long and Prosper: In-situ sensing devices need to be deployed in remote environments for long periods of time; minimizing their power consumption is vital for maximising both their operational lifetime and coverage. We introduce Terracorder -- a versatile multi-sensor device -- and showcase its exceptionally low power consumption using an on-device reinforcement learning scheduler. We prototype a unique device setup for biodiversity monitoring and compare its battery life using our scheduler against a number of fixed schedules; the scheduler captures more than 80% of events at less than 50% of the number of activations of the best-performing fixed schedule. We then explore how a collaborative scheduler can maximise the useful operation of a network of devices, improving overall network power consumption and robustness.<|reference_end|>
@article{millar2024terracorder:,
    title={Terracorder: Sense Long and Prosper},
    author={Josh Millar, Sarab Sethi, Hamed Haddadi, Anil Madhavapeddy},
    journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.02407},
    year={2024},
    archivePrefix={arXiv},
    eprint={2408.02407},
    primaryClass={cs.LG}
}