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ICWMC
2006
IEEE
14 years 2 months ago
An Overview of MAC Protocols with Directional Antennas in Wireless ad hoc Networks
Although directional antennas have been used in mobile communications systems for quite a long time, realistic applications of directional or smart antennas in wireless ad hoc net...
Hongning Dai, Kam-Wing Ng, Min-You Wu
INFOCOM
2011
IEEE
12 years 11 months ago
Connected coverage in wireless networks with directional antennas
—In this paper, we address a new unexplored problem - what are the optimal patterns to achieve connected coverage in wireless networks with directional antennas. As their name im...
Zuoming Yu, Jin Teng, Xiaole Bai, Dong Xuan, Weiji...
INFOCOM
2010
IEEE
13 years 6 months ago
Cooperative Boundary Detection for Spectrum Sensing Using Dedicated Wireless Sensor Networks
Abstract—Spectrum sensing is one of the key enabling technologies in Cognitive Radio Networks (CRNs). In CRNs, secondary users (SUs) are allowed to exploit the spectrum opportuni...
Yanyan Yang, Yunhuai Liu, Qian Zhang, Lionel M. Ni
ICRA
2010
IEEE
135views Robotics» more  ICRA 2010»
13 years 6 months ago
A force sensing Automated Insertion Tool for cochlear electrode implantation
—Cochlear electrode insertion is a challenging manual procedure. One technique requires the physician to coordinate the motions of an electrode array approximately 1mm in diamete...
Daniel Schurzig, Robert F. Labadie, Andreas Husson...
HAPTICS
2009
IEEE
14 years 2 months ago
ShiverPad: A device capable of controlling shear force on a bare finger
We discuss the theory, design, and performance of a flat-panel tactile display capable of controlling shear force on a finger. In previous research a TPaD variable friction devi...
Erik C. Chubb, J. Edward Colgate, Michael A. Peshk...