diff --git a/documentation/thesis/content/00_abstract.tex b/documentation/thesis/content/00_abstract.tex index de6956f..9f1b3f8 100644 --- a/documentation/thesis/content/00_abstract.tex +++ b/documentation/thesis/content/00_abstract.tex @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ \addchap{Abstract} -// TODO: Create an abstract +In this thesis, I research an alternative short-range wireless communication method that uses +magnetic induction instead of conventional radio waves for transmission of data, and point out the advantages and disadvantages of magnetic induction as a communication channel. + +For demonstrating the communication method, I create a prototype implementation of a simple communication protocol that utilizes magnetic induction and that can be run using components in everyday devices such as a smartphone and a laptop. + +At the end, I benchmark the prototype implementation under multiple conditions and configurations to illustrate how feasible and robust the communication is and if it is viable as an alternative to radio wave communication.