Design, analysis, and theoretical bounds in acoustic and RF sensor networks

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dc.contributorHong, Xiaoyan
dc.contributorVrbsky, Susan V.
dc.contributorWang, Pu
dc.contributorZhang, Jingyuan
dc.contributor.advisorXiao, Yang
dc.contributor.authorPeng, Miao
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-01T16:37:13Z
dc.date.available2017-03-01T16:37:13Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractWireless sensor networks (WSNs) have many important applications such as monitoring and tracking. Unlike traditional networks, a WSN has its own constraints, such as a limited amount of energy, short communication range, low bandwidth, and limited processing and storage in each sensor node. As a result, it is necessary to introduce new design concepts, create or improve existing protocols, and develop new algorithms in WSNs. This dissertation addresses several important issues in wireless sensor network design and performance analysis. We first investigate the fundamental performance limits of medium access control (MAC) protocols for particular multi-hop, RF-based wireless sensor networks and underwater sensor networks. A key aspect of this study is the modeling of a fair-access criterion that requires sensors to have an equal rate of frame delivery to the base station. Next, we analyze the performance of network service in outdoor environment, such as coverage and network lifework. Due to the characteristics of random deployment in outdoor environment, a distribution-free method is proposed to evaluate these metrics. Finally, we consider the design of a WSN for indoor environment. In this design, reference structure is incorporated into sensor node to enhance sensor awareness.en_US
dc.format.extent151 p.
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0001136
dc.identifier.otherPeng_alatus_0004D_11260
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/1613
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectComputer science
dc.titleDesign, analysis, and theoretical bounds in acoustic and RF sensor networksen_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Computer Science
etdms.degree.disciplineComputer Science
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.leveldoctoral
etdms.degree.namePh.D.
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