Wireless Sensor Networks - An Information Processing Approach

Information processing in sensor networks is a rapidly emerging area of computer science and electrical engineering research. Because of advances in micro-sensors, wireless networking and embedded processing, ad hoc networks of sensor are becoming increasingly available for commercial, military, and...

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Main Authors Zhao, Feng, Guibas, Leonidas J.
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published San Francisco, Calif Elsevier 2004
Amsterdam ; Tokyo Elsevier Science
Morgan Kaufmann
Elsevier Science & Technology
Edition1
SeriesThe Morgan Kaufmann series in networking
Subjects
Computer Hardware Engineering
Electronics & Semiconductors
Networks & Sensors
Sensor networks
Sensors Technology
Wireless LANs
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ISBN1558609148
9781558609143

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Table of Contents:
  • Title Page Preface Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Canonical Problem: Localization and Tracking 3. Networking Sensors 4. Infrastructure Establishment 5. Sensor Tasking and Control 6. Sensor Network Databases 7. Sensor Network Platforms and Tools 8. Applications and Future Directions Appendices Bibliography Index
  • Chapter 8. Applications and Future Directions -- 8.1 A Summary of the Book -- 8.2 Emerging Applications -- 8.3 Future Research Directions -- 8.4 Conclusion -- Appendix A. Optimal Estimator Design -- Appendix B. Particle Filter -- Appendix C. Information Utility Measures -- Appendix D. Sample Sensor Selection Criteria -- Bibliography -- Index
  • Front Cover -- Wireless Sensor Networks: An Information Processing Approach -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Unique Constraints and Challenges -- 1.2 Advantages of Sensor Networks -- 1.3 Sensor Network Applications -- 1.4 Collaborative Processing -- 1.5 Key Definitions of Sensor Networks -- 1.6 The Rest of The Book -- Chapter 2. Canonical Roblem Localization and Tracking -- 2.1 A Tracking Scenario -- 2.2 Problem Formulation -- 2.3 Distributed Representation and Inference of States -- 2.4 Tracking Multiple Objects -- 2.5 Sensor Models -- 2.6 Performance Comparison and Metrics -- 2.7 Summary -- Chapter 3. Networking Sensors -- 3.1 Key Assumptions -- 3.2 Medium Access Control -- 3.3 General Issues -- 3.4 Geographic, Energy-Aware Routing -- 3.5 Attribute-Based Routing -- 3.6 Summary -- Chapter 4. Infrastructure Establishment -- 4.1 Topology Control -- 4.2 Clustering -- 4.3 Time Synchronization -- 4.4 Localization And Localization Services -- 4.5 Summary -- Chapter 5. Sensor Tasking and Control -- 5.1 Task-Driven Sensing -- 5.2 Roles of Sensor Nodes and Utilities -- 5.3 Information-Based Sensor Tasking -- 5.4 Joint Routing and Information Aggregation -- 5.5 Summary -- Chapter 6. Sensor Network Databases -- 6.1 Sensor Database Challenges -- 6.2 Querying the Physical Environment -- 6.3 Query Interfaces -- 6.4 High-Level Database Organization -- 6.5 In-Network Aggregation -- 6.6 Data-Centric Storage -- 6.7 Data Indices and Range Queries -- 6.8 Distributed Hierarchical Aggregation -- 6.9 Temporal Data -- 6.10 Summary -- Chapter 7. Sensor Network Platforms and Tools -- 7.1 Sensor Node Hardware -- 7.2 Sensor Network Programming Challenges -- 7.3 Node-Level Software Platforms -- 7.4 Node-Level Simulators -- 7.5 Programming Beyond Individual Nodes State-Centric Programming -- 7.6 Summary