Embedded Sensor Systems

This inspiring textbook provides an essential introduction to wireless technologies for sensors, explores the potential use of sensors for numerous applications, and utilizes probability theory and mathematical methods as a means of embedding sensors in system design. The book discusses the need for synchronization and underlying limitations, the interrelation between given coverage and connectivity to the number of sensors needed, and the use of geometrical distance to determine the location of the base station for data collection, while also exploring the use of anchor nodes to determine the relative positions of sensors. The book addresses energy conservation, communication using TCP, the need for clustering and data aggregation, and residual energy determination and energy harvesting, together with key topics in sensor communication like mobile base stations and relay nodes, delay-tolerant sensor networks, and remote sensing and potential applications. The book defines routing methods and performance evaluation for random and regular sensor topology and covers sensor-based intrusion detection. The book focuses on applications such as interaction with actuators, final design with respect to a given application, personal and body-area networks for health-care applications and sensor networks as an integral component of the IoT. The importance of both coverage and connectivity is examined thoroughly in both randomly deployed sensor networks for defense applications and regularly placed sensors for an industrial setup. The content includes exercises as well as design-based project concepts. The book’s comprehensive coverage makes it well suited for use as a textbook for graduate and upper undergraduate courses, or as course material for professional courses. "This inspiring textbook provides an introduction to wireless technologies for sensors, explores potential use of sensors for numerous applications, and utilizes probability theory and mathematical methods as a means of embedding sensors in system design. It discusses the need for synchronization and underlying limitations, inter-relation between given coverage and connectivity to number of sensors needed, and the use of geometrical distance to determine location of the base station for data collection and explore use of anchor nodes for relative position determination of sensors. The book explores energy conservation, communication using TCP, the need for clustering and data aggregation, and residual energy determination and energy harvesting. It covers key topics of sensor communication like mobile base stations and relay nodes, delay-tolerant sensor networks, and remote sensing and possible applications. The book defines routing methods and do performance evaluation for random and regular sensor topology and covers intrusion detection using sensors. The book focuses on applications such as interaction with actuators, final design with respect to a given application, personal and body-area networks for health-care applications and sensor network as an integral part of IoT. Importance of both coverage and connectivity is examined thoroughly in both randomly deployed sensor networks for defense application and regularly placed sensors for an industrial set up. It goes on to cover security of systems, and strategies for secured communications. The content includes exercises as well as design based project ideas. The comprehensive coverage in the book will make it useful as a text for graduate as well as upper undergraduate courses. The book will also serve well as a course material for professional courses"--Back cover Front Matter....Pages i-xlvii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction to Cell Phones and Wireless Technologies....Pages 3-34 Applications of Sensor Networks....Pages 35-63 Different Types of Transducers....Pages 65-104 Transducers’ Range Modeling....Pages 105-120 Clock Synchronization and Localization....Pages 121-138 Topology Discovery, Residual Energy, and Energy Harvesting....Pages 139-157 TCP, Neighborhood Formation, Reliable Transport, and Simulators for WSNs....Pages 159-180 Sensor Nodes (SNs), Camera Sensor Nodes (C-SNs), and Remote Sensor Nodes (RSNs)....Pages 181-194 Front Matter....Pages 195-195 Sensor Node Coverage and Connectivity for Random Deployment....Pages 197-208 Medium Access and Routing....Pages 209-227 Broadcasting, Data Aggregation, and Opportunistic Forwarding....Pages 229-249 Clustering and Energy Consumption Minimization....Pages 251-266 Intrusion Detection Using WSNs....Pages 267-293 Front Matter....Pages 295-295 Coverage and Connectivity for Regular Deployments....Pages 297-327 Routing and Performance of Regular WSNs....Pages 329-351 Personal/Body Area Networks and Healthcare Applications....Pages 353-390 Front Matter....Pages 391-391 Authentication, Encryption, and Secured Communication....Pages 393-413 Interaction with Actuators and WSN Test Beds....Pages 415-425 Front Matter....Pages 427-427 Deployed Large-Scale WSNs and Associated Design Steps....Pages 429-445 Recent Advances....Pages 447-461 Back Matter....Pages 463-469