Transformative techniques to capture and process wireless
stray radiation originated from different radio sources are
gaining increasing attention. They can be applied to human
sensing, behavior recognition, localization and mapping.
The omnipresent radio-frequency (RF) stray radiation of
wireless devices (WiFi, Cellular or any Personal/Body Area
Network) encodes a 3D view of all objects traversed by its
propagation. A trained machine learning model is then
applied to features extracted in real-time from radio
signals to isolate body-induced footprints or environmental
alterations. The technology can augment and transform
existing radio-devices into ubiquitously distributed
sensors that simultaneously act as wireless transmitters
and receivers (e.g. fast time-multiplexed). Thereby,
5G-empowered tiny device networks transform into a dense
web of RF-imaging links that extract a view of an
environment, for instance, to monitor manufacturing
processes in next generation industrial set-ups (Industry
4.0, I4.0). This article highlights emerging transformative
computing tools for radio sensing, promotes key technology
enablers in 5G communication and reports deployment
experiences.
@article{Savazzi_19_usestraywireless, author = {Savazzi, Stefano and Sigg, Stephan and Vicentini, Federico and Kianoush, Sanaz and Findling, Rainhard}, journal = {IEEE Computer, Special Issue on Transformative Computing and Communication}, title = {On the use of stray wireless signals for sensing: a look beyond 5G for the next generation industry}, year = {2019}, month = jul, number = {7}, pages = {25-36}, volume = {52}, keywords = {Sensors, Antenna arrays, Radio frequency, Convolution, 5G mobile communication, Feature extraction, Wireless fidelity} }