Autonomous Sensor Networks Collective Sensing Strategies for Analytical Purposes /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Filippini, Daniel (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Springer Series on Chemical Sensors and Biosensors, Methods and Applications, 13
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Biochemical engineering.; Chemical engineering.; Medicinal chemistry.; Special purpose computers.; Physical measurements.; Measurement.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.; Signal, Image and Speech Processing.; Special Purpose and Application-Based Systems.; Medicinal Chemistry.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.; Biochemical Engineering.

This volume surveys recent research on autonomous sensor networks from the perspective of enabling technologies that support medical, environmental and military applications. State of the art, as well as emerging concepts in wireless sensor networks, body area networks and ambient assisted living in...

Table of Contents:

• Wireless Sensor and Actuator Network Applications and Challenges
• Body Area Networks
• Sensors for Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) and Smart Homes
• Research in Energy Harvesting Wireless Sensor Networks and the Challenges Ahead
• Wearable Sensors
• Smart Textiles: Technology and WSN Applications
• Implanted Sensors
• Printed Organic Electronic Sensors
• Autonomous Lab-on-a-Chip Technologies
• Ubiquitous Devices for Chemical Sensing
• Packaging Technology for Devices in Autonomous Sensor Networks
• Collective Sensing for Health Care
• Distributed Environmental Monitoring
• Wireless Sensor Networks for Military Purposes
• Emerging Concepts in Collective Sensing.