Development and Evaluation of Sensor-Powered Wireless Smart Wooden Panels

Abstract

We explored the technical feasibility of wireless smart wooden panels that integrate conventional sensors and electronics. Prior work has explored either embedding wired, off-the-shelf electronic components in wood or enabling wireless energy transfer, but supporting both simultaneously using existing technology has remained uncertain. Following a validation-through-implementation approach, we developed AccelLumber, a prototype that leverages a commodity RF-based wireless power transfer system to continuously power off-the-shelf sensors and electronic components within wooden furniture panels. We evaluate its performance across panel scalability, power infrastructure requirements, and activity recognition. Our results demonstrate that wireless smart wooden panels are not merely a conceptual idea, but a viable approach to realizing smart environments.