Building Wireless Sensor Networks

Preface

This is a wonderful time when people are experiencing the seamless convergence of a host of different happenings in the area of computer science and information technologies. Recent engineering advances have made this easier. A new generation of inexpensive devices (wireless sensor nodes) capable of collecting information with high-order accuracy has paved the way for developing networks that can be deployed for applications ranging from domestic to military. The technology for sensing along with communication and a little bit of processing includes electric and magnetic field sensors, seismic sensors, sensor arrays, location and navigation sensors, and infrared sensors, among others. Thus, wireless sensor networks have made their presence ...