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This book introduces the basics of internet of things (IoT), and explores the foundational role of sensors in internet-of-things applications.
List of contents
Chapter 1: IoT Architecture. Chapter 2: IoT Protocols and Platforms. Chapter 3: IoT Sensors for Smart Homes and Offices. Chapter 4: IoT Sensors for Factory Automation-I: Tracking Components, Gaps, Alignments; Sticker Labelling; Proximity and Position Detection. Chapter 5: IoT Sensors for Factory Automation-II: Temperature, Pressure, Vacuum, Force, Fluid Flow and Level Measurements. Chapter 6: IoT Sensors for Traffic Control and Car Parking. Chapter 7: IoT Sensors for Energy-Efficient Power Grid. Chapter 8: IoT Sensors for Remote Health Monitoring. Chapter 9: IoT Sensors for Precision Agriculture and Farming. Chapter 10: IoT Sensors for Logistics, Fleet Management and Retail Stores. Chapter 11: IoT Sensors for Smart City. Index.
About the author
Vinod Kumar Khanna is an independent researcher at Chandigarh, India. He received the Ph.D. degree in physics from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India in 1988. He is a Retired Chief Scientist and Head, MEMS & Microsensors Group, from the CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani, India, and a Professor with the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, India. He is a former Emeritus Scientist, CSIR and Emeritus Professor, AcSIR. He has worked at CSIR-CEERI for more than 37 years on the design, fabrication and characterization of power semiconductor devices and micro/nanoelectronic sensors. He has authored 20 books and six chapters in edited books. He has authored/coauthored 194 research papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings. He also has five patents to his name.
Summary
This book introduces the basics of internet of things (IoT), and explores the foundational role of sensors in internet-of-things applications.
