Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks

Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks

by Roberto Verdone, Davide Dardari, Gianluca Mazzini, Andrea Conti
Released July 2010
Publisher(s): Academic Press
ISBN: 9780080558615

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Book description

When choosing the technology options to develop a wireless sensor network (WSN), it is vital that their performance levels can be assessed for the type of application intended. This book describes the different technology options – MAC protocols, routing protocols, localisation and data fusion techniques – and provides the means to numerically measure their performance, whether by simulation, mathematical models or experimental test beds. Case studies, based on the authors’ direct experience of implementing wireless sensor networks, describe the design methodology and the type of measurements used, together with samples of the performance measurements attained.

The book will enable you to answer vital questions such as:

* How long will my network remain alive given the amount of sensing required of it?
* For how long should I set the sleeping state of my motes?
* How many sensors should I distribute to meet the expected requirements of the application?
* What type of throughput should I expect as a function of the number of nodes deployed and the radio interface chosen (whether it be Bluetooth or Zigbee)?
* How is the Packet Error Rate of my Zigbee motes affected by the selection of adjacent frequency sub bands in the ISM 2.4GHz band?
* How is the localisation precision dependant on the number of nodes deployed in a corridor?

Communications and signal processing engineers, researchers and graduate students working in wireless sensor networks will find this book an invaluable practical guide to this important technology.

"This book gives a proper balance between theory and application; it is a book for those R&D engineers that want to appreciate both why, how and in which domains Wireless Sensor Networks can be best applied." - Fabio Bellifemine, Telecom Italia

"This book is a thorough and accessible exposition on wireless sensor networks with a good balance between theory and practice; it is valuable for both students and practicing engineers, and is an essential addition for engineering libraries." - Professor Moe Win, Associate Professor at the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS), Massachusetts Institute of Technology

*Only book to examine wireless sensor network technologies and assess their performance capabilities against possible applications
*Enables the engineer to choose the technology that will give the best performance for the intended application
*Case studies, based on the authors’ direct experience of implementing wireless sensor networks, describe the design methodology and the type of measurements used, together with samples of the performance measurements attained

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Wireless sensor and actuator networks
  3. Copyright page
  4. Contents
  5. List of figures (1/2)
  6. List of figures (2/2)
  7. List of tables
  8. Preface
  9. About the authors
  10. List of acronyms
  11. Chapter 1 Introduction
    1. 1.1 Introduction
    2. 1.2 What is a WSAN?
      1. 1.2.1 Single-sink single-hop wireless sensor network (WSN)
      2. 1.2.2 Single-sink multi-hop WSN
      3. 1.2.3 Multi-sink multi-hop WSN
      4. 1.2.4 The presence of actuators
      5. 1.2.5 The nodes' architecture
    3. 1.3 Main features of WSANs
    4. 1.4 Practical issues of WSANs related to energy management
    5. 1.5 Current and future research on WSANs
  12. Part 1 Fundamentals of WSANs design
    1. Chapter 2 Applications of WSANs
      1. 2.1 Application areas and scenarios (1/4)
      2. 2.1 Application areas and scenarios (2/4)
      3. 2.1 Application areas and scenarios (3/4)
      4. 2.1 Application areas and scenarios (4/4)
      5. 2.2 Event detection and spatial and time random process estimation
      6. 2.3 The hybrid hierarchical architecture (1/2)
      7. 2.3 The hybrid hierarchical architecture (2/2)
    2. Chapter 3 Channel Modelling
      1. 3.1 Introduction
      2. 3.2 Basics of electromagnetic propagation
      3. 3.3 Experimental activity aimed at modelling the wireless channel at 2.4 GHz for WSANs (1/3)
      4. 3.3 Experimental activity aimed at modelling the wireless channel at 2.4 GHz for WSANs (2/3)
      5. 3.3 Experimental activity aimed at modelling the wireless channel at 2.4 GHz for WSANs (3/3)
      6. 3.4 Ultrawide bandwidth channel models (1/2)
      7. 3.4 Ultrawide bandwidth channel models (2/2)
    3. Chapter 4 Connectivity and Coverage
      1. 4.1 Introduction
      2. 4.2 Connectivity in wireless ad hoc and sensor networks
      3. 4.3 Link connectivity
      4. 4.4 Single-hop link connectivity in WSNs
      5. 4.5 Multi-hop link connectivity in WSNs
      6. 4.6 Characterization of the interference (1/2)
      7. 4.6 Characterization of the interference (2/2)
      8. 4.7 Network connectivity (1/4)
      9. 4.7 Network connectivity (2/4)
      10. 4.7 Network connectivity (3/4)
      11. 4.7 Network connectivity (4/4)
      12. 4.8 Network connectivity for WSANs (1/2)
      13. 4.8 Network connectivity for WSANs (2/2)
      14. 4.9 Alternate models for network connectivity
      15. 4.10 Coverage vs energy efficiency
      16. 4.11 Further reading
    4. Chapter 5 Network Lifetime
      1. 5.1 Definition of node lifetime
      2. 5.2 Definitions of network lifetime
      3. 5.3 Communication protocols and network lifetime: How to choose
      4. 5.4 Some numerical examples
    5. Chapter 6 Technologies for WSANs
      1. 6.1 ZigBee technology
      2. 6.2 Ultrawide bandwidth technology (1/2)
      3. 6.2 Ultrawide bandwidth technology (2/2)
      4. 6.3 Bluetooth technology (1/3)
      5. 6.3 Bluetooth technology (2/3)
      6. 6.3 Bluetooth technology (3/3)
      7. 6.4 Comparison among technologies
  13. Part 2 Communication protocols, localization and signal processing techniques for WSANs
    1. Chapter 7 Communication Protocols for WSANs
      1. 7.1 Introduction
      2. 7.2 MAC protocols
      3. 7.3 Routing protocols (1/5)
      4. 7.3 Routing protocols (2/5)
      5. 7.3 Routing protocols (3/5)
      6. 7.3 Routing protocols (4/5)
      7. 7.3 Routing protocols (5/5)
    2. Chapter 8 Localization and Time Synchronization Techniques for WSANs
      1. 8.1 Introduction
      2. 8.2 Time measurements
      3. 8.3 Distance measurements (ranging) (1/3)
      4. 8.3 Distance measurements (ranging) (2/3)
      5. 8.3 Distance measurements (ranging) (3/3)
      6. 8.4 Position estimation (1/3)
      7. 8.4 Position estimation (2/3)
      8. 8.4 Position estimation (3/3)
      9. 8.5 Anchor-free localization
      10. 8.6 Position tracking
      11. 8.7 Time synchronization (1/2)
      12. 8.7 Time synchronization (2/2)
    3. Chapter 9 Signal Processing and Data Fusion Techniques for WSANs
      1. 9.1 Distributed detection (1/3)
      2. 9.1 Distributed detection (2/3)
      3. 9.1 Distributed detection (3/3)
      4. 9.2 Distributed scalar field estimation (1/5)
      5. 9.2 Distributed scalar field estimation (2/5)
      6. 9.2 Distributed scalar field estimation (3/5)
      7. 9.2 Distributed scalar field estimation (4/5)
      8. 9.2 Distributed scalar field estimation (5/5)
      9. 9.3 Compression techniques for WSNs
      10. 9.4 A possible classification of signal processing techniques for WSNs (1/2)
      11. 9.4 A possible classification of signal processing techniques for WSNs (2/2)
  14. Part 3 From theory to practice: case studies
    1. Chapter 10 From Theory to Practice: Case Studies
      1. 10.1 The EYES project
      2. 10.2 The ambient network project
      3. 10.3 Wireless lamp control system
      4. 10.4 Experimental multiuser indoor localization platform based on WSN (1/3)
      5. 10.4 Experimental multiuser indoor localization platform based on WSN (2/3)
      6. 10.4 Experimental multiuser indoor localization platform based on WSN (3/3)
      7. 10.5 A positioning test-bed using UWB devices
      8. 10.6 Development of a multi-hop IEEE 802.15.4 network (1/4)
      9. 10.6 Development of a multi-hop IEEE 802.15.4 network (2/4)
      10. 10.6 Development of a multi-hop IEEE 802.15.4 network (3/4)
      11. 10.6 Development of a multi-hop IEEE 802.15.4 network (4/4)
  15. Bibliography (1/4)
  16. Bibliography (2/4)
  17. Bibliography (3/4)
  18. Bibliography (4/4)
  19. Index
    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
    5. E
    6. F
    7. G
    8. H
    9. I
    10. L
    11. M
    12. N
    13. O
    14. P
    15. R
    16. S
    17. T
    18. U
    19. V
    20. W
    21. Z

Product information

  • Title: Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks
  • Author(s): Roberto Verdone, Davide Dardari, Gianluca Mazzini, Andrea Conti
  • Release date: July 2010
  • Publisher(s): Academic Press
  • ISBN: 9780080558615