Project Title: Wireless Sensor Networks
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The commercialization of wireless sensor networks has begun thanks to advances in hardware device
miniaturization, lower power consumption levels, and small software operating systems, and wireless sensor-net
technology is expected to become a pervasive element of our daily lives once certain technical kinks are
ironed out. Applications once thought to be unrealistic are now achievable because of wireless sensing
technology, which facilitates signal monitoring in hard-to-access locations and makes factory-floor cabling
redundant. The fundamental components of wireless sensor nets are minuscule "mote" computers that run on
batteries and use radio to communicate with each other as well as configure themselves into ad hoc networks.
"Wireless sensor nets will become most ubiquitous in commercial markets for the near future, with applications
ranging from security and bio-detection to building and home automation, industrial control, pollution
monitoring, and agriculture," says Avaak CTO Bar-Giora Goldberg. Sensors' presence in the automotive industry
is particularly strong in tire-pressure monitoring systems and automatic remote-meter-reading applications,
and wireless sensor nets also hold promise for the homeland security market. The sensor market segment
exhibiting the fastest growth is the image sensor segment, which is being fueled by breakthroughs in
affordability, image resolution, and low power dissipation. Sensor nets' potential will undoubtedly expand as
sensors, transceivers, antennas, batteries, controllers, and communication protocols and topologies continue
to improve. It is expected that dust-sized sensors will eventually become de rigueur.
- Typical Applications:
- Automotive Industry.
- Homeland Security.
- Resources:
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A Survey of Wireless Sensor Network Simulation Tools
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WSNet/Worldsens Simulator
- Faculty advisor(s): Shawki Areibi
- Students:
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Last modified Sept. 2019