Title :
A testbed for localization and tracking in wireless sensor networks
Author :
Bal, Mert ; Xue, Henry ; Shen, Weiming ; Ghenniwa, Hamada
Author_Institution :
Centre for Comput.-assisted Constr. Technol., Nat. Res. Council, London, ON, Canada
Abstract :
This paper discusses the significance of the use of wireless sensor networks and the wireless node localization for applications in factory automation and facilities management. We present a testbed that has been developed for implementing and testing wireless localization algorithms within harsh and dynamic automation environments.
Keywords :
factory automation; production facilities; test equipment; wireless sensor networks; facilities management; factory automation; tracking; wireless node localization; wireless sensor networks; Automatic testing; Communication industry; Computer networks; Electrical equipment industry; Manufacturing automation; Production facilities; Sensor phenomena and characterization; System testing; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; facilities management; factory automation; localization; testbed; wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 2009. SMC 2009. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Antonio, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2793-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1062-922X
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.2009.5346847
