Wireless Sensor Networks

Chapter 1

Review of Applications of Wireless Sensor Networks

Habib M. Ammari, Nicholas Gomes, William I. Grosky, Matthew Jacques, Bruce Maxim, and David Yoon

Contents

1.1    Introduction

1.2    Health-Care Applications

1.2.1    Wireless Sensor Network Possible Setup

1.2.2    In-the-Body/Remote Monitoring

1.2.3    Disaster Recovery

1.2.4    Elderly/Chronically Ill

1.2.5    Better Diagnosis/Treatment

1.2.6    Sleep Apnea

1.2.7    Fall Detection

1.2.8    Cardiac

1.2.9    Security

1.2.10  Conclusion

1.3    Agricultural Applications

1.3.1    Data Collection for Farming

1.3.2    Moisture Tracking

1.3.3    Nutrient Monitoring

1.3.4    Lighting Monitoring

1.3.5    Temperature Monitoring

1.3.6    Herd and Livestock Tracking

1.4    Environmental Applications ...