Autonomous Sensor Networks
Subtitle: Collective Sensing Strategies for Analytical Purposes
By: edited by Daniel Filippini
Contributors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Series: Springer Series on Chemical Sensors and Biosensors, Methods and Applications -- 13
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Imprint: Springer
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9783642346484
Subjects: Chemistry; Biochemical engineering; Software engineering; Biochemistry; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Chemical engineering; Measurement Science and Instrumentation; Image and Speech Processing Signal; Pharmaceutical chemistry; Special Purpose and Application-Based Systems
Description: This volume surveys recent research on autonomous sensor networks from the perspective of enabling technologies that support medical, environmental and military applications.State of the art, as well as emerging concepts in wireless sensor networks, body area networks and ambient assisted living introduce the reader to the field, while subsequent chapters deal in depth with established and related technologies, which render their implementation possible. These range from smart textiles and printed electronic devices to implanted devices and specialized packaging, including the most relevant technological features.The last four chapters are devoted to customization, implementation difficulties and outlook for these technologies in specific applications.
Table of contents: title: Wireless Sensor and Actuator Network Applications and Challenges; title: Body Area Networks; title: Sensors for Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) and Smart Homes; title: Research in Energy Harvesting Wireless Sensor Networks and the Challenges Ahead; title: Wearable Sensors; title: Smart Textiles: Technology and WSN Applications; title: Implanted Sensors; title: Printed Organic Electronic Sensors; title: Autonomous Lab-on-a-Chip Technologies; title: Ubiquitous Devices for Chemical Sensing; title: Packaging Technology for Devices in Autonomous Sensor Networks; title: Collective Sensing for Health Care; title: Distributed Environmental Monitoring; title: Wireless Sensor Networks for Military Purposes; title: Emerging Concepts in Collective Sensing.