Application and Multidisciplinary Aspects of Wireless Sensor Networks - Concepts, Integration, and Case Studies

It is a general trend in computing that computers are becoming ever smaller and ever more interconnected. Sensor networks - large networks of small, simple devices - are a logical extreme of this trend. Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are attracting an increasing degree of research interest, with a growing number of industrial applications starting to emerge. Two of these applications, personal health monitoring and emergency/disaster recovery, are the focus of the European Commission project ProSense: Promote, Mobilize, Reinforce and Integrate Wireless Sensor Networking Research and Researchers.This hands-on introduction to WSN systems development presents a broad coverage of topics in the field, contributed by researchers involved in the ProSense project. An emphasis is placed on the practical knowledge required for the successful implementation of WSNs. Divided into four parts, the first part covers basic issues of sensors, software, and position-based routing protocols. Part two focuses on multidisciplinary issues, including sensor network integration, mobility aspects, georouting, medical applications, and vehicular sensor networks. The remaining two parts present case studies and further applications.Topics and features: presents a broad overview of WSN technology, including an introduction to sensor and sensing technologies; contains an extensive section on case studies, providing details of the development of a number of WSN applications; discusses frameworks for WSN systems integration, through which WSN technology will become fundamental to the Future Internet concept; investigates real-world applications of WSN systems in medical and vehicular sensor networks; with a Foreword by the Nobel Laurate Professor Martin Perl of Stanford University.Providing holistic coverage of WSN technology, this text/reference will enable graduate students of computer science, electrical engineering and telecommunications to master the specific domains ofthis emerging area. The book will also be a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners interested in entering the field.

List of contents

Intoduction: A Bird's Eye View of Wireless Sensor Networks.- PART I: BASIC ISSUES.- Sensors.- Software Issues.- Position-Based Routing Protocols.- PART II: MULTIDISCIPLINARY ISSUES.- Sensor Networks Integration.- Mobility Aspects in WSN.- Modelling for Georouting in Multihop Wireless Networks.- Medical Applications of WSNs.- Optimized Placing of ECG Electrodes in WSN Applications.- Vehicular Sensor Networks: General Aspects and Implementation Issues.- PART III: CASE STUDIES.- FEEIT WSN Testbed: Effective System for Providing Emergency Situations' Prevention and Surveillance.- ETF WSN Testbed: Practical Health Enhancing Application of WSNs.- PART IV: BIRDS OF A FEATHER.- Ubiquitous Sensor Networks.- eMuseum.- The PAR Logistics Solver Problem.

About the author

Ivan Stojmenovic, PhD, is a researcher in DISCA, IIMAS, UNAM, Mexico, and a professor in the School of Information Technology and Engineering at the University of Ottawa, Canada. He is a managing editor of Multiple-Valued Logic and an editor of several journals. He has also published more than 150 academic papers.

Summary

It is a general trend in computing that computers are becoming ever smaller and ever more interconnected. Sensor networks – large networks of small, simple devices – are a logical extreme of this trend. Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are attracting an increasing degree of research interest, with a growing number of industrial applications starting to emerge. Two of these applications, personal health monitoring and emergency/disaster recovery, are the focus of the European Commission project ProSense: Promote, Mobilize, Reinforce and Integrate Wireless Sensor Networking Research and Researchers.

This hands-on introduction to WSN systems development presents a broad coverage of topics in the field, contributed by researchers involved in the ProSense project. An emphasis is placed on the practical knowledge required for the successful implementation of WSNs. Divided into four parts, the first part covers basic issues of sensors, software, and position-based routing protocols. Part two focuses on multidisciplinary issues, including sensor network integration, mobility aspects, georouting, medical applications, and vehicular sensor networks. The remaining two parts present case studies and further applications.

Topics and features: presents a broad overview of WSN technology, including an introduction to sensor and sensing technologies; contains an extensive section on case studies, providing details of the development of a number of WSN applications; discusses frameworks for WSN systems integration, through which WSN technology will become fundamental to the Future Internet concept; investigates real-world applications of WSN systems in medical and vehicular sensor networks; with a Foreword by the Nobel Laurate Professor Martin Perl of Stanford University.

Providing holistic coverage of WSN technology, this text/reference will enable graduate students of computer science, electrical engineering and telecommunications to master the specific domains ofthis emerging area. The book will also be a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners interested in entering the field.

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From the reviews:
“This edited volume attempts to introduce WSNs, capture their essence by presenting some of their characteristics and challenges, and illustrate some implementation examples. … provide a good survey that anyone who is interested in examining the topics in greater depth can easily use as a valuable starting point. … Both undergraduate students and practitioners … will find the level of material in this book useful and easy to follow. … teachers could use a number of the chapters as supplemental material.” (George Dimitoglou, ACM Computing Reviews, June, 2011)

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From the reviews:
"This edited volume attempts to introduce WSNs, capture their essence by presenting some of their characteristics and challenges, and illustrate some implementation examples. ... provide a good survey that anyone who is interested in examining the topics in greater depth can easily use as a valuable starting point. ... Both undergraduate students and practitioners ... will find the level of material in this book useful and easy to follow. ... teachers could use a number of the chapters as supplemental material." (George Dimitoglou, ACM Computing Reviews, June, 2011)

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• Assisted by: Liljana Gavrilovska (Editor), Srdja Krco (Editor), Srdjan Krco (Editor), Veljko Milutinovi et al (Editor), Veljko Milutinovic (Editor), Veljko Milutinović (Editor), Veljko Milutinovic et al (Editor), Ivan Stojmenovic (Editor), Roman Trobec (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.12.2012
• EAN: 9781447125969
• ISBN: 978-1-4471-2596-9
• No. of pages: 282
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 447 g
• Illustrations: X, 282 p.
• Series: Computer Communications and Networks; Computer Communications and Networks
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Data communication, networks; C, computer science, Computer Communication Networks, Computer communication systems