Wireless sensor networks have been identified as one of the most important technologies for the 21 st century.Recent advances in micro sensor fabrication technology and wireless communication technology enable the pra...Wireless sensor networks have been identified as one of the most important technologies for the 21 st century.Recent advances in micro sensor fabrication technology and wireless communication technology enable the practical deployment of large-scale,low-power,inexpensive sensor networks.Such an approach offers an advantage over traditional sensing methods in many ways:large-scale,dense deployment not only extends spatial coverage and achieves higher resolution,but also increases the system's fault-tolerance and robustness.Moreover,the ad-hoc nature of wireless sensor networks makes them even more attractive for military and other risk-associated applications,such as environmental observation and habitat monitoring.展开更多
文摘Wireless sensor networks have been identified as one of the most important technologies for the 21 st century.Recent advances in micro sensor fabrication technology and wireless communication technology enable the practical deployment of large-scale,low-power,inexpensive sensor networks.Such an approach offers an advantage over traditional sensing methods in many ways:large-scale,dense deployment not only extends spatial coverage and achieves higher resolution,but also increases the system's fault-tolerance and robustness.Moreover,the ad-hoc nature of wireless sensor networks makes them even more attractive for military and other risk-associated applications,such as environmental observation and habitat monitoring.
