SENSORCOMM 2014, The Eighth International Conference on Sensor Technologies and Applications

Type: conference

Notes: IARIA Conference.

Editors:
Tapio Saarelainen, National Defence University, Finland
Reinhardt Karnapke, BTU Cottbus, Germany
Muhammad Shakeel Virk, Narvik University College, Norway

ISSN: 2308-4405

ISBN: 978-1-61208-374-2

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Dates: from November 16, 2014 to November 20, 2014

Articles: there are 27 articles

Electrocardiogram Collection, Pattern Recognition, and Classification Sensor System Supporting a Mobile Cardiovascular Disease Detection Aid
Paul Fortier, Patrick DaSilva, and Kristen Sethares
keywords: Embedded ECG sensor, real-time algorithm, ECG classification

A Novel ID Anonymity Preserving Scheme (ID-APS) for Hierarchical Wireless Sensor Networks
Ahmed Al-Riyami, Ning Zhang, and John Keane
keywords: Wireless Sensor Networks; privacy; ID anonymity; pseudonym.

Enhanced Sensitivity in the VIS-NIR Range Under UV Light in a-SiC Pinpin Device
Vitor Silva, Paula Louro, Manuel Augusto Vieira, Isabel Rodrigues, and Manuela Vieira
keywords: UV; VIS-NIR; Visible Light Communication; SiC technology.

WiFi Monitoring Embedded System for Electrical Microgeneration using Renewable Energy Sources
Sandro C. S. Jucá, Paulo C. M. Carvalho, and Renata I. S. Pereira
keywords: WiFi monitoring; Data acquisition systems; Microgeneration; Renewable energy sources.

Feasibility of Charge Transfer Based Atmospheric Ice Sensing
Taimur Rashid, Umair Najeeb Mughal, and Muhammad Shakeel Virk
keywords: Atmospheric Icing Sensor; Icing Type; Icing Rate; Charge Transfer; Zero Crossover; Cold Regions.

Evaluation of Torque and Axial Loading Physics for Atmospheric Icing Sensors
Umair Najeeb Mughal and Muhammad Shakeel Virk
keywords: Atmospheric Icing Sensor; Icing Load; Icing Rate; Axial Loading; Torque Loading

Using CFD-Based Virtual Sensor Data to Study the Structure of Air Flow behind A Porous Fence
Yizhong Xu and Mohamad Mustafa
keywords: physical sensor; virtual sensor; wind tunnel experiment; 3D CFD model; CFD-based virtual sensor data

Improving Distance Estimation in Object Localisation with Bluetooth Low Energy
Georgia Ionescu, Carlos Martinez de la Osa, and Michel Deriaz
keywords: object localisation; mobile application; Bluetooth Low Energy

Assessment of Sensor Technologies for Gate-Based Object Counting
Colin Lelsie, Alex Vakaloudis, Kostas Anagnostopoulos, Nikolaos Chalikias, and Jian Liang
keywords: sensor evaluation; gate control; evaluation of sensor technologies

Wide Area Surveillance Using Limited-Flying-Time Helicopters
Kenichi Mase
keywords: disaster; surveillance; ad-hoc network; wireless; electric vehicle.

BuckshotDV - A Robust Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks with Unstable Network Topologies and Unidirectional Links
Reinhardt Karnapke and Jörg Nolte
keywords: wireless sensor networks; routing; unidirectional links

Ultra Wideband Positioning: An Analytical Study of Emerging Technologies
Suheer Alhadhrami, AbdulMalik Al-Salman, Hend Al-Khalifa, Abdulrahman Alarifi, Ahmad Alnafessah, Mansour Alsaleh, and Mai Al-Ammar
keywords: Ultra wideband; localization; positioning; indoor positioning; wireless sensor networks; networking; SWOT

Integrating Smart Items and Cloud Computing in Healthcare Scenarios
Sarfaraz Ghulam, Johannes Schubert, Gerrit Tamm, and Vladimir Stantchev
keywords: sensors; cloud computing; smart healthcare; business processes; reference model

The Impact of Link Lengths on Energy Consumption in Wireless Sensor Networks
Knut Øvsthus, Espen Nilsen, Anne-Lena Kampen, and Øivind Kure
keywords: Energy Efficiency; Multi-Hop Routing; Hop Length; Network’s Life Time

Towards a Generic Cloud-based Sensor Data Management Platform: A Survey and Conceptual Architecture
Vincent C. Emeakaroha, Kaniz Fatema, Philip Healy, and John P. Morrison
keywords: Sensor Monitoring Platforms; Sensor Data Gathering; Cloud Computing; Generic Sensor Cloud Platform; Interoperable Communication

Towards Tactical Military Software Defined Radio
Tapio Saarelainen
keywords: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Self-Organizing Networks, Software Defined Radio/Graphic User Interface

Small and Low Side Lobe Beam-forming Antenna Composed of Narrow Spaced Patch Antennas for Wireless Sensor Networks
Yosuke Sato and Shuzo Kato
keywords: Antennas, Linear antenna arrays, Planar arrays, Patch antennas, Wireless sensor networks

Accuracy Enhancements in Indoor Localization with the Weighted Average Technique
Grigorios G. Anagnostopoulos and Michel Deriaz
keywords: Indoor Localization; Received Signal Strength; Positioning; Bluetooth

60GHz Radio Hose for Wireless Harness Communication Systems
Yosuke Sato, Vannsith Ith, and Shuzo Kato
keywords: Sesor; millimeter wave communications; wireless communications; automobiles, harness

An Analysis of the Need for Dedicated Recovery Methods and Their Applicability in Wireless Sensor Networks Running the Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks
Anne-Lena Kampen, Knut Øvsthus, and Øivind Kure
keywords: WSN; Recovery; Disconnection; Energy; Looping.

Domain Specific Modeling Language for Object Localization in Marine Observatories
Charbel Geryes Aoun, Iyas Alloush, Yvon Kermarrec, Joel Champeau, and Oussama Zein
keywords: Underwater Object Localization; Marine Observatories.

A Formal Graph-Based Model Applied to Cluster Communication in Wireless Sensor Networks
Laura Margarita Rodríguez Peralta, Lina Maria Pestana Leão de Brito, and Eduardo Ismael Hernández
keywords: wireless sensor networks; cluster; graphs; comunication; classical proposition logic, network modeling

High Deployability of IEEE 802.15.4k DSSS Systems in Interference Dominated Bands
Yasutaka Tada, Yosuke Sato, and Shuzo Kato
keywords: LECIM, IEEE802.15.4k, IEEE802.15.4g

A Real-Time Bridge Pier Scouring Monitoring System Based on Hall-Effect Sensors
Chen-Chia Chen, Ssu-Ying Chen, Wen-Ching Chen, Gang-Neng Sung, Jin-Ju Chue, Chih-Ting Kuo, Yi-Jie Hsieh, Chih-Chyau Yang, Chien-Ming Wu, and Chun-Ming Huang
keywords: bridge; piers; scour; senso; hall-effect

Building Automation: Experience with Dynamic Reconfiguration of a Room
Maxime Louvel, Francois Pacull, Safietou Raby Thior, Maria Isabel Vergara Gallego, and Oussama Yaakoubi
keywords: Coordination; middleware; building automation

An Integrated Ambient Intelligence System in the Monitoring and Rehabilitation of the Disorder of Consciousness
Francesco Riganello, Luigi Piscitelli, Luigi Flotta, Calogero Pace, Giuliano Dolce, and Walter G. Sannita
keywords: Monitoring Systems; Decision Making; Disorders of Consciousness; Ambient Intelligence; Sensory Device.

Accurate Sled Velocity on a Short-Inclined Track Using Accelerometer Data
Mark Gaffney, Michael Walsh, Brendan O’Flynn, and Cian Ó Mathúna
keywords: WIMU, Accelerometer, Bob-Skeleton, Sled, Error Correction, Performance Monitoring.