Molecules in Communication

Project Title

Molecules in Communication

Project Area of Specialization Information & Communication TechnologyProject Summary

Molecules in communication aims to create a zeroeth generation molecural communication system. This system can be used to show the feasability of molecular communication systems as a means to bolster already existing comunication methods. Furthermore it can also be used to test and model molecular communication schemes,such as MIMO,different type of molecules, different type of carriers,different modulation schemes, etc

Project Objectives

Our main objective is to firstly create a simple point-to-point molecular communcation link , that can encode, transmit and decode messages at an acceptable level of accuracy. We will utilise concentration shift keying to modulate our signal over air. We wil then expnd this project, by adding point-to-multi-point, as well as other possible future additions like MIMO, routing, etc. 

Project Implementation Method

To create both transmitter and reciever we wil utilise arduino UNO microcontrolers.To create the transmitter, the arduino wil control an electric spray that will spray the molecules, in this case alcohol molecules, to the reciever, in a specific manner. The reciever, which wil be an alcohol sensor connected to an arduino which will detect shifts in concentration levels, and then decode them into bits, which then decodes series of bits into characters.

Benefits of the Project

Since molecular communication's main aim is to communicate where traditional radio waves cannot, the nano-level as well as closed off areas such as sewers, caves etc. Testing as such sclaes can be expensive and difficult, furthermore proper behaviour of molecular communication has not been modeled for accurate simulation .This project will allow researchers to utilise cheap and convenient means to experiment with molecular communication schemes, as well as show their feasibility.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

Our final deliverable will include a point-to-multi-point link that will transfer at a rate of 1/3 bits per second. As well as have a near 0% false positive and under 10% false negative rate.

Final Deliverable of the Project Hardware SystemCore Industry TelecommunicationOther IndustriesCore Technology OthersOther TechnologiesSustainable Development Goals Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureRequired Resources

Item Name	Type	No. of Units	Per Unit Cost (in Rs)	Total (in Rs)
			Total in (Rs)	27080
Electric spray	Equipment	2	5000	10000
Arduino UNO	Equipment	5	1750	8750
Batteries	Equipment	4	950	3800
Motor Driver	Equipment	2	320	640
Wires	Equipment	4	110	440
Soldering	Miscellaneous	1	500	500
MQ3 Sensor	Equipment	6	400	2400
Battery charger	Equipment	1	550	550