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 ...

The ESNA project enables high effective networking based on cheap wireless sensors in a wide range of business applications – from more comfortable and energy-efficient environmental controls to ...

Factory and plant process automation are being re-invented thanks to advances in wireless sensor communications for industrial applications. These innovations are empowering automation engineers to ...

As equipment ages in fossil-fueled power plants, component wear leading to machinery failure increases as a result. Extending equipment life requires increased attention to maintenance, and one way to ...

There are many reasons to anticipate that the use of wireless instrumentation in industrial settings will increase dramatically in the next few years. However, certain stumbling blocks could curtail ...

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. The advent of low-power processors, intelligent wireless networks, and low-power sensors coupled with “Big Data” ...

Sensors networks are gaining widespread use in factories, industrial complexes, commercial and residential buildings, agricultural settings, and urban areas, serving to improve manufacturing ...

Gaetano Borriello at U. Washington; Intel, Small embedded computers and communications protocols; Deborah Estrin at U. California, Los Angeles, Networking, middleware, data handling, and hardware for ...