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Features of a wireless sensor network
- small physical size of nodes
- optimised wireless communication, among others through efficient algorithms and routing methods, to save energy
- limited computing power and memory to further minimise energy consumption
- ability to self-organise
- resilience to node failures
- strong protection of (usually wireless) communication against transmission errors
- strong emphasis on transmission speed (especially in sensor networks designed to warn of threats)
- minimal or no human involvement in keeping the network running
Wireless sensor network
A Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) is a network of many devices deployed over an area to carry out a common task. The basic element of the network is a node equipped with a sensor that monitors changes in certain phenomena (temperature, humidity, presence or absence of an object, sound, pressure, movement, level of air pollution) at different locations. Such networks are used for everyday environmental monitoring, traffic management and home automation.
How sensor networks work
Wireless sensor networks are a special group of distributed measurement systems. They consist of inexpensive, energy-efficient and multifunctional sensors that can process measurement data and communicate with each other. Such a network works through the cooperation of a very large number of individual sensors.
Sensor network nodes can be equipped with different types of sensors, which is why they play an increasingly important role in industry. They make it possible, for example, to monitor river levels, environmental pollution in a given area or the condition of patients in a hospital.
Interesting applications of wireless sensors:
- Military use – monitoring soldiers, ammunition and equipment. All information is sent from the battlefield to commanders, so it can be analysed better.
- Monitoring of natural environments – sensors spread, for example, over a forest report an existing threat in the event of fire.
- Medical use – remote monitoring of patients’ condition or of medicines available in a hospital.
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