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What is Wireless Sensor Networks

Chapter 112
Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence
A network of spatially distributed devices using sensors to monitor conditions at different locations, such as temperature, sound, pressure, etc.
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Genetic Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks
João H. Kleinschmidt (State University of Campinas, Brazil)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 4
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-849-9.ch112
Abstract
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) consist of a large number of low-cost and low-power sensor nodes. Some of the applications of sensor networks are environmental observation, monitoring disaster areas and so on. Distributed evolutionary computing is a poweful tool that can be applied to WSNs, because these networks require algorithms that are capable of learning independent of the operation of other nodes and also capable of using local information (Johnson, Teredesai & Saltarelli, 2005). Evolutionary algorithms must be designed for the resource constraints present in WSNs. This article describes how genetic algorithms can be used in WSNs design in order to satisfy energy conservation and connectivity constraints.
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Chapter 16
Visualizations of Wireless Sensor Network Data
Networks of sensor nodes capable of acquiring sensed information about the environment and communicating that information via wireless data links to base stations.
Published in Chapter: Visualizations of Wireless Sensor Network Data; From: Handbook of Research on Developments and Trends in Wireless Sensor Networks: From Principle to Practice
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Transmission Control Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks
wireless networks consisting of spatially distributed autonomous devices using sensors to cooperatively monitor physical or environmental conditions, such as temperature, sound, vibration, pressure, motion or pollutants, at different locations.
Published in Chapter: Transmission Control Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks; From: Handbook of Research on Developments and Trends in Wireless Sensor Networks: From Principle to Practice
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Chapter 22
From the Lab to the Factory Floor: Engineering Software for Wireless Sensor Networks
Are networks consisting of spatially distributed autonomous sensors that monitor physical or environmental conditions such as temperature, motion or pollutants, and cooperatively past their data through the network to a main location.
Published in Chapter: From the Lab to the Factory Floor: Engineering Software for Wireless Sensor Networks; From: Handbook of Research on Mobile Software Engineering: Design, Implementation, and Emergent Applications
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Chapter 2
Enabling Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks
Networks composed of small devices equipped with sensors, embedded processor, and radio. The devices are usually called sensor nodes, which are able to sense the physical environment, process the sensing data and communicate with each other through wireless links.
Published in Chapter: Enabling Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks; From: Handbook of Research on Mobile Multimedia, Second Edition
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Chapter 11
Middleware Support for Wireless Sensor Networks: A Survey
a wireless network consisting of spatially distributed autonomous devices using sensors to cooperatively monitor physical or environmental conditions.
Published in Chapter: Middleware Support for Wireless Sensor Networks: A Survey; From: Handbook of Research on Developments and Trends in Wireless Sensor Networks: From Principle to Practice
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Chapter 13
Adjust Fuzzy Model Parameters for Head Election in Wireless Sensor Network Protocols
Large scale networks that consist of hundreds or thousands of sensor nodes. Sensor nodes have the ability to monitor physical or environmental conditions such as temperature, sound, pressure, etc. Sensor nodes work together to deliver data to base station.
Published in Chapter: Adjust Fuzzy Model Parameters for Head Election in Wireless Sensor Network Protocols; From: Handbook of Research on Advanced Trends in Microwave and Communication Engineering
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Chapter 5
The Internet of Things and Cultural Heritage
These are wireless networks consisting of thousands of sensor nodes that can wirelessly connect independent objects and exchange information.
Published in Chapter: The Internet of Things and Cultural Heritage; From: Handbook of Research on Digital Communications, Internet of Things, and the Future of Cultural Tourism
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Chapter 13
Ambient Intelligence
Wireless networks consisting of spatially distributed autonomous devices using sensors to cooperatively monitor physical or environmental conditions, such as temperature, sound, vibration, pressure, motion or pollutants, at different locations.
Published in Chapter: Ambient Intelligence; From: Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence
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Chapter 2
Microsystems for Wireless Sensor Networks with Biomedical Applications
A network comprising wireless nodes, whose principal function is to acquire physical measures and send them wirelessly towards a base station. Also, these nodes can work as relays to other nodes or directly to the base station, and it must possess the ability to temporarily store its acquired data and the data to be forwarded.
Published in Chapter: Microsystems for Wireless Sensor Networks with Biomedical Applications; From: Handbook of Research on Developments in E-Health and Telemedicine: Technological and Social Perspectives
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Requirements and Design Architectures of Sensor Service Portals (SSPs) in Ubiquitous Pervasive Environments
Are networks involving spatially distributed autonomous sensors that monitor physical or environmental conditions, such as motion, temperature or pollutants, and cooperatively pass their data through the network to a main location.
Published in Chapter: Requirements and Design Architectures of Sensor Service Portals (SSPs) in Ubiquitous Pervasive Environments; From: Handbook of Research on Mobile Software Engineering: Design, Implementation, and Emergent Applications
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Unleashing the Convergence of Cloud Computing With Internet of Things: Drivers for Integration
Is a group of spatially dispersed and dedicated sensors for monitoring and recording the physical conditions of the environment and organizing the collected data at a central location.
Published in Chapter: Unleashing the Convergence of Cloud Computing With Internet of Things: Drivers for Integration; From: Transforming the Internet of Things for Next-Generation Smart Systems
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Chapter 3
IoE-Based Control and Monitoring of Electrical Grids: A Smart Grid's Perspective
A protocol and network architecture that enables a wireless transmission of data between sensor nodes, or between them and a gateway.
Published in Chapter: IoE-Based Control and Monitoring of Electrical Grids: A Smart Grid's Perspective; From: Harnessing the Internet of Everything (IoE) for Accelerated Innovation Opportunities
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