Distributed Sensor Systems by Rashvand, Habib F. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication List of Figures List of Tables Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Chapter 1: Distributed Sensors

1.1 Primary Objectives 1.2 Historical Development 1.3 Trends and Technology 1.4 Distributed Intelligence 1.5 Classifying Application Areas

Chapter 2: Smart Sensing Devices

2.1 Specification and Classification 2.2 Elementary Sensing Circuits and Devices 2.3 Actuator Interface Structures 2.4 Physical Phenomena Sensing Devices 2.5 Biological and Chemical Phenomena Sensing Devices 2.6 Other Sensors and Actuators

Chapter 3: Smart Sensing Architectures

3.1 Smart Sensor Nodes 3.2 Embedded Operating Systems 3.3 Network Formation 3.4 Networking Protocols 3.5 Cross-Layer Optimisation 3.6 Inference and Aggregation 3.7 Case Study: Smart Camera Networks 3.8 Case Study: Collaborative Beamforming

Chapter 4: Monitoring Well Being

4.1 Measuring Health 4.2 Managing Chronic Diseases 4.3 Case Study: Smart Shirts 4.4 Case Study: Geriatric Care 4.5 Case Study: Outpatient Care

Chapter 5: Clinical Applications

5.1 Surgical Applications 5.2 Dental Applications 5.3 Scalp Applications 5.4 Post-Operative Applications 5.5 Emergency Case Studies

Chapter 6: Smart Home, Smart Office

6.1 Application Requirements 6.2 Energy and Resource Optimisation 6.3 Smart Home Case Studies 6.4 Smart Office Case Studies

Chapter 7: Public Safety Applications

7.1 Monitoring Airborne Toxins 7.2 Monitoring Forest Fires 7.3 Monitoring Structural Health 7.4 Monitoring Traffic 7.5 Case Study: Sink Location 7.6 Case Study: Congestion Avoidance 7.7 Case Study: Target Tracking and Surveillance

Chapter 8: Geographical Applications

8.1 Farming Industry 8.2 Mining Industry 8.3 Transportation 8.4 Remote Sensing and Imaging 8.5 Earth Resources Observation 8.6 Underwater Sensing

Appendix A: Further Details on Potential Devices and Systems

A.1 Accelerometers A.2 Equipment A.3 Smart Sensors Devices A.4 Networks and Protocols A.5 Systems

References Index