关键词：通信网络；声波信号；化学剂探测器；微机电系统；昆虫
摘 要：OrthopterNets represent an ongoing R&D program which aims to apply insects as relays for chemical sensor detectors and other types of messages over distances of a few meters to hundreds or thousands of meters. OrthopterNets establish ad hoc communications networks formed by insect nodes to pass information from sensors to one or more detection endpoints. The networks may be formed among calling insects (e.g., as with crickets and katydids) via acoustic modulation of their calls, or through radiofrequency transceivers attached to the insects. This paper summarizes ongoing work towards the development of a viable OrthopterNet implementation.