DocumentCode :
1823036
Title :
Discovery of Configurations for Indoor Wireless Sensor Networks through Use of Simulation in Virtual Worlds
Author :
Baljak, Valentina ; Honiden, Shinichi
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Tokyo & Nat. Inst. of Inf., Tokyo, Japan
fYear :
2010
fDate :
18-25 July 2010
Firstpage :
323
Lastpage :
328
Abstract :
Development of wireless sensor networks deals with several difficulties, including time, cost and complexity of testing. In particular, indoor environment poses several specific constraints on radio wave propagation due to density of obstacles. This must be taken into account if we want to discover and validate network configurations and communication paths. We suggest the use of virtual worlds, exploiting their inherent features for modeling of 3D environment, to simulate wireless sensor networks in order to deal with this problem. We have created an initial version of one such tool, which supports discovery and testing of configurations and communication paths within indoor wireless sensor networks. Validity of our approach was confirmed through experiments performed in this tool, in parallel with real-world experiments in a similar setting.
Keywords :
indoor communication; radiowave propagation; wireless sensor networks; indoor environment; radio wave propagation; virtual world; wireless sensor network; Buildings; Complexity theory; Layout; Solid modeling; Testing; Three dimensional displays; Wireless sensor networks; Wireless sensor networks; indoor network´s configuration; simulation; virtual worlds;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Sensor Technologies and Applications (SENSORCOMM), 2010 Fourth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Venice
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7538-4
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/SENSORCOMM.2010.56
Filename :
5558091
Link To Document :
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