The use of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) for structural health monitoring is gaining popularity since it allows for a low-cost, rapid and robust assessment of structural integri...
Hwee Pink Tan, Pius W. Q. Lee, Winston Khoon Guan ...
We study the feasibility of extending the lifetime of a wireless sensor network by exploiting mobility. In our system, a small percentage of network nodes are autonomously mobile,...
Mohammad H. Rahimi, Hardik Shah, Gaurav S. Sukhatm...
Abstract— Sustainable operation of battery powered wireless embedded systems (such as sensor nodes) is a key challenge, and considerable research effort has been devoted to energ...
Vijay Raghunathan, Aman Kansal, Jason Hsu, Jonatha...
—Increasingly many wireless sensor network deployments are using harvested environmental energy to extend system lifetime. Because the temporal profiles of such energy sources e...
Christopher M. Vigorito, Deepak Ganesan, Andrew G....
- Piezoelectric materials can be used to convert mechanical energy, such as vibration into electrical energy which can be used to power up devices in a smart dust sensing network. ...