wireless sensor networks – TechConnect Briefs

Self-Sufficient Smart-Grid Sensor Nodes and Architecture

Carland J., Oberbeck A., Umeda M., Cumming J., Wilkey T., Fripp M., Kuh A., Garmire D., University of Hawaii at Manoa, US

Energy systems of the future will be flexible and adaptive, capable of maximizing efficiency through sensing and predicting environmental and load conditions to effectively supply the right amount of power and mitigate grid issues. We [...]

Self-Sustaining Meteorological Wireless Sensor Networks

Carland J., Oberbeck A., Umeda M., Cumming J., Wilkey T., Fripp M., Kuh A., Garmire D., University of Hawaii at Manoa, US

Existing electrical grid infrastructure designs cannot reliably handle large intermittent power production fluctuations. Providing an autonomous, self-powered, and easily deployable meteorological sensor network can provide the tools to help mitigate this issue. With proper data [...]

Priority Based Message Transmission over Unreliable Wireless Links for Safety Critical Monitoring Applications

Fei X., Kemp J., Gaura E.I., Brusey J., Cogent Computing Applied Research Centre, Coventry University, UK

In our prior work, a Body Sensor Network (BSN) system aimed at increasing safety of bomb disposal operatives during missions has been developed. Although this system served well the application at hand in terms of [...]

Wireless Sensor Networks for Aerospace Applications- Thermal Monitoring for a Gas Turbine Engine

Goldsmith D., Gaura E., Brusey J., Shuttleworth J., Cogent Computing Applied Research Centre, Coventry University, UK

The paper here reports on the development of a prototype wireless sensor network for thermal monitoring of aircraft gas turbine engines. The prototype acts as a concept demonstrator for the application at hand. Building upon [...]

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 [...]

Micropower Wireless Sensors

Chandrakasan A.P., Verma N., Kwong J., Daly D., Ickes N., Finchelstein D., Calhoun B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US

This paper describes circuit architectures and techniques to meet the specialized requirements of energy autonomous micro-sensor nodes. We address the fundamental components, namely the ADC, DSP, and radio, at the node-level to isolate important optimizations [...]

Keywords: wireless sensor networks

Self-Sufficient Smart-Grid Sensor Nodes and Architecture

Self-Sustaining Meteorological Wireless Sensor Networks

Priority Based Message Transmission over Unreliable Wireless Links for Safety Critical Monitoring Applications

Wireless Sensor Networks for Aerospace Applications- Thermal Monitoring for a Gas Turbine Engine

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

Micropower Wireless Sensors

Size does matter – the case for big motes

Experimental Localization with MICA2 Motes

Data Centric Wireless Sensor Networks