Wireless communication using ultrasound in air with parallel OOK channels

Abstract

The use of airborne ultrasonic transducers for wireless communication was demonstrated. The work used capacitive ultrasonic transducers to transmit coded binary signals through parallel air channels. On-Off Keying modulation was successfully implemented in the system. Within the limited bandwidth of the transducers, six channels were used at frequencies from 50 kHz to 110 kHz with a channel spacing of 12 kHz, allowing 8-bit packets to be transmitted simultaneously. Wireless handshaking was achieved using a simple synchronization signal in front of the information signal. A data rate of 60 kbps was achieved over a short distance and the system Bit Error Rate (BER) was analysed.