Wireless Sensors in Building Automation

Table of Contents

• 1. Executive Summary
  • 1. Scope and Methodology
    • 1. Research Scope and Segmentation
    • 2. Methodology
  • 2. Key Findings
    • 1. Noteworthy Emerging Technologies
    • 2. Noteworthy Applications
• 2. Technology and Applications Viewpoint
  • 1. Technology Primer and Standards
    • 1. Wired Networks vs Wireless Networks
    • 2. IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee Standards
  • 2. Applications Analysis
    • 1. Structural Health
    • 2. HVAC
    • 3. Security
    • 4. Fire and Safety
    • 5. Lighting Control
• 3. Technology Adoption Factor Analysis
  • 1. Analysis of Technology Accelerators and Barriers
    • 1. Accelerators
    • 2. Barriers
  • 2. Influential Market Factors & Technological Trends and Roadmap
    • 1. Market Factors
    • 2. Technological Trends
• 4. Recent Advances in Wireless Sensors in Building Automation Technologies
  • 1. Emerging technologies
    • 1. Managing Data from Sensors Could Become Easy
    • 2. Measuring Shear Stress of Small Magnitudes
    • 3. Digital Wireless Data Networks Enable Distributed Sensing Systems
    • 4. Allowing RF Chip Makers To Do What They Do Best
    • 5. Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Technology for Digital Transmission
    • 6. Protocol Analysis to Figure Out Whats Wrong
    • 7. Reducing the Rush Hour Traffic
    • 8. Overcoming False Fire Alarms
    • 9. Designing Buildings That Can Think and Act
    • 10. Distributed Frequency Spread Spectrum Technology for Industrial Environments
    • 11. In Situ Monitoring System for Detecting Structural Damages
    • 12. Remote Sensing System for Civil Structures
  • 2. Latest products
    • 1. ZigBee Devices To Become Platform Independent
    • 2. New Low-Power Mesh Networking Technology
    • 3. Going Wireless
    • 4. Know Your Wireless Network
    • 5. Chip Integrates Microcontroller with a Complete MAC/PHY
    • 6. EkaNet--Fully Internet-Enabled Technology for Bidirectional Wireless Networking
    • 7. System-on-Chip
    • 8. Application Profile To Meet Lighting Application Requirements
    • 9. Simplifying ZigBee life
    • 10. Ensuring Robust ZigBee Network
• 5. Patent and Contact Details
  • 1. Patents
    • 1. Wireless Technology Patents
    • 2. Building Automation Patents
  • 2. Database of key industry participants
    • 1. Companies
    • 2. Universities and Government Bodies
• 6. Frost & Sullivan 2005 Science and Technology Awards
  • 1. Excellence in Technology Award in Wireless Device Networking Solutions
    • 1. Award Description
    • 2. Award Recipient
  • 2. Excellence in Technology Award in Wireless Technology for Monitoring & Control Networks
    • 1. Award Description
    • 2. Award Recipient
  • 3. Product Innovation Award for Development of Standard RF Modules
    • 1. Award Description
    • 2. Award Recipient
  • 4. Product Innovation Award for Development of Telemetry Data Management and Communications Platform
    • 1. Award Description
    • 2. Award Recipient
• 7. Critical Reference Tables
  • 1. Decision Support Database
    • 1. Worldwide Industrial Electrical Consumption
    • 2. Total Number of Airports
    • 3. Elecricity Installed Capacity
    • 4. Number of Semiconductor Plants