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

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gavrilovska, Liljana (Editor), Krco, Srdjan (Editor), Milutinovic, Veljko (Editor), Stojmenovic, Ivan (Editor), Trobec, Roman (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Series: Computer Communications and Networks,
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer communication systems.; Computer Science.; Computer Communication Networks.

It is a general trend in computing that computers are becoming ever smaller and more interconnected, and sensor networks - large networks of small, simple devices - represent a logical extreme of this trend. Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are attracting an increasing degree of research interest, wi...

Table 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.