EDN

Wireless sensor networks—The basics—Part I

Sensor networks are highly distributed networks of small, lightweight wireless nodes, deployed in large numbers to monitor the environment or system by the measurement of physical parameters such as ...
AFCEA

Blanketing The Ground With Sensors

Training for the placement of unattended ground sensors (UGSs) takes place at Fort Bliss, Texas. Tactical and urban UGSs are both part of Future Combat Systems (FCS) equipment and are scheduled to be ...
Electronic Design

Turning Promise Into Practice: How To build A Practical Wireless Sensor Network

Wireless Sensor Networks will open the floodgates to the wireless revolution. But building a practical wireless network can be a daunting challenge unless the concepts are kept simple. Nobody can ...
EDN

Wireless sensor networks—The basics—Part II

Data dissemination is the process by which queries or data are routed in the sensor network. The data collected by sensor nodes has to be communicated to the BS or to any other node interested in the ...