Chapter Wireless Systems
Introduction to Wireless Sensor Networks
Sensors integrated into structures, machinery, and the environment, coupled with the efficient delivery of sensed information, could provide tremendous benefits to society. Potential benefits include fewer catastrophic failures, conservation of natural resources, improved manufacturing productivity, improved emergency response, and enhanced homeland security (Lewis, 2004). However, barriers to the widespread use of sensors in structures and machines remain. Bundles of lead wires and fiber-optic “tails” are subject to breakage and connector failures. Long wire bundles represent a significant installation and long-term maintenance cost, limiting the number of sensors that may be ...
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