Scalable Coordination for Wireless Sensor
Networks: Self-Configuring Localization Systems
Nirupama Bulusu, Deborah Estrin, Lewis Girod and John Heidemann
USC/Information Sciences Institute
Citation
Nirupama Bulusu, Deborah Estrin, Lewis Girod and John Heidemann. Scalable Coordination for Wireless Sensor Networks: Self-Configuring Localization Systems. Proceedings of the 6th IEEE International Symposium on Communication Theory and Application (St. Martin’s College, Ambleside, Cumbria, UK, Jul. 2001), to appear. [PDF] [alt PDF]
Abstract
Pervasive networks of micro-sensors and actuators offer to revolutionize the ways in which we understand and construct complex physical systems. Sensor networks must be scalable, long-lived and robust systems, overcoming energy limitations and a lack of pre-installed infrastructure. We explore three themes in the design of self-configuring sensor networks: tuning density to trade operational quality against lifetime; using multiple sensor modalities to obtain robust measurements; and exploiting fixed environmental characteristics. We illustrate these themes through the problem of localization, which is a key building block for sensor systems that itself requires coordination.Bibtex Citation
@inproceedings{Bulusu01c,
author = {Bulusu, Nirupama and Estrin, Deborah and Girod, Lewis and Heidemann, John},
title = {Scalable Coordination for Wireless Sensor
Networks: Self-Configuring Localization Systems},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 6th IEEE International Symposium on Communication Theory and Application},
year = {2001},
sortdate = {2001-07-01},
project = {ilense, scadds, scowr},
jsubject = {sensornet_localization},
publisher = {IEEE},
address = {St.~Martin's College, Ambleside, Cumbria, UK},
month = jul,
pages = {to appear},
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keywords = {sensor network design themes, density matters
(but not heap or strobe), localization},
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