Main description:

This volume surveys recent research on autonomous sensor networks from the perspective of enabling technologies that support medical, environmental and military applications.

State of the art, as well as emerging concepts in wireless sensor networks, body area networks and ambient assisted living introduce the reader to the field, while subsequent chapters deal in depth with established and related technologies, which render their implementation possible. These range from smart textiles and printed electronic devices to implanted devices and specialized packaging, including the most relevant technological features.

The last four chapters are devoted to customization, implementation difficulties and outlook for these technologies in specific applications.

Contents:

Wireless Sensor and Actuator Network Applications and Challenges

Erdal Cayirci

Body Area Networks

Sergio Gonzalez-Valenzuela , Xuedong Liang, Huasong Cao, Min Chen , Victor C. M. Leung

Sensors for Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) and Smart Homes

N. Martinez Madrid, J. Martinez Fernandez, R. Seepold, J.C. Augusto

Research in Energy Harvesting Wireless Sensor Networks and the Challenges Ahead

Winston K.G. Seah, Y.K. Tan and Alvin T.S. Chan

Wearable Sensors

Robert Foster, Tuba Yilmaz, Max Munoz and Yang Hao

Smart Textiles: Technology and WSN Applications

Antonio Lanata and Enzo Pasquale Scilingo

Implanted Sensors

Anthony P. F. Turner and Raeann Gifford

Printed Organic Electronic Sensors

Hoyoul Kong, Thomas J. Dawidczyk, Recep Ozgun, Andreas G. Andreou, and Howard E. Katz

Autonomous Lab-on-a-Chip Technologies

Rajiv Bharadwaj and Anup K Singh

Ubiquitous Devices for Chemical Sensing

Radislav A. Potyrailo

Packaging Technology for Devices in Autonomous Sensor Networks

Chengkuo Lee and Prakash Pitchappa

Collective Sensing for Health Care

Mehmet Rasit Yuce

Distributed Environmental Monitoring

Dermot Diamond, Fiachra Collins, John Cleary, Claudio Zuliani, Cormac Fay

Wireless Sensor Networks for Military Purposes

Michael Winkler, Michael Street, Klaus-Dieter Tuchs, and Konrad Wrona

Emerging Concepts in Collective Sensing

Ahmed Badi and Imad Mahgoub