Newman R.M. – TechConnect Briefs

A down-to-earth case for autonomy in massively plural sensor systems

Newman R.M., Gaura E.I., Brusey J.P., Coventry University, UK

The role of autonomy in wireless sensor networks remains something of a controversial issue. Although most of the early work in the field, and the subsequent research agenda, has implicitly assumed the use of autonomous [...]

Size does matter – the case for big motes

Newman R.M., Gaura E.I., Coventry University, UK

An account is given of the two scools of mote design for wireless sensor networks, the maxi-mote and the mini-mote. Both approaches have their advantages, but it is argued that the maxi-mote approach is more [...]

Experimental Localization with MICA2 Motes

Allen M.P., Gaura E.I., Newman R.M., Mount S.N.I., Coventry University, UK

As research into Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) increases, it becomes more and more apparent that knowledge of sensors’ physical position within a network is a necessity. A sensor’s data are only useful if put in [...]

A Simulation Tool for System Services in Ad-Hoc Wireless Sensor Networks

Mount S.N.I., Newman R.M., Gaura E.I., Coventry University, UK

Whilst the physical design and instrumentation of ad-hoc wireless sensor networks (WSNs) has recently received a lot of attention, it is often assumed that the system software for such devices will simply copy the design [...]

A Realistic Dream – a Top-Down Feasibility Study for MEMS Planetary Exploration

Newman R.M., Gaura E.I., Tabor J., Mount S., Coventry University, UK

A feasibility study of a 'dream application', detailing the technological requirements, and using them to produce the design of a sensor node in a top-down manner, in order to establish the feasibility of the scenario [...]

Smart, Intelligent and Cogent Microsensors – Intelligence for Sensors and Sensors for Intelligence

Gaura E., Newman R.M., Coventry University, UK

The paper develops a terminology to describe sensors which have been enhanced in some way by the integration of some additional processing circuitry. Several terms, current in the literature, including 'smart sensors' and 'intelligent sensors' [...]

System Issues in Arrays of Autonomous Intelligent Sensors

Newman R.M., Gaura E.I., Conventry University, UK

This paper considers some of the systems level issues of concerned when building of large scale sensing systems composed of a large number of autonomous intelligent sensors. The work is motivated by the potential offered [...]

Microsensors, Arrays and Automatic Diagnosis of Sensor Faults

Gaura E., Newman R.M., Coventry University, UK

As man-made dynamical systems become increasingly complex, there is an ever-present need to ensure their safe and reliable operation [1]. These requirements extend beyond the normally accepted safety-critical systems (e.g. nuclear reactors, chemical plants, and [...]

Using Very Large Arrays of Intelligent Sensors

Newman R.M., Coventry University, UK

In 1994 the author patented an intelligent vibration sensor. The device was essentially an accelerometer with integrated analog and digital processing capability as shown in figure 1, which allowed a large proportion of the diagnostic [...]