Smart Sensors and Sensor Networks: Opportunities for Networked Intelligent Wireless Sensors

Table of Contents

1. SMART SENSORS AND SENSOR NETWORKS, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Scope & Methodology
  • Scope of the Research Service
  • Research Methodology
• Key Research Findings
  • Noteworthy Emerging Technologies
  • Noteworthy Applications

2. SMART SENSORS AND SENSOR NETWORKS, TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS VIEWPOINT

• Technology Primer
  • Smart Sensors
  • Sensor Networks
  • Protocols and Standards
  • Wireless Topologies
• Applications
  • Automotive Sensors
  • Industrial Applications
  • Building Automation
  • Home Automation
  • Medical Applications
  • Security Applications
  • Application Trends

3. SMART SENSORS AND SENSOR NETWORKS, TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION FACTOR ANALYSIS

• Drivers
  • Technical Drivers
  • Commercial Drivers
  • Adoption Drivers
• Restraints and Challenges
  • Technical Challenges
  • Commercial Challenges

4. SMART SENSORS AND SENSOR NETWORKS, ASSESSMENT OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

• Automotive & Industrial Automation
  • Active Sensor for a Superior Formula One Racing Experience
  • Smart Sensors for the IC Engine
  • EMX Inc.--Smart Color Sensor for Greater Precision
• Microtechnology & Nanotechnology based sensors
  • Nanotechnology-Based Image Sensor for Imaging in the Dark
  • FLX Micro Inc. Poly-SiC Technology for MEMS Sensors
  • Nano Carbon Tubes with DNA Strands for Smart Detection of Smell and Odour
• Environmental & Structural Sensors
  • Smart Sensors Monitor Sea Life
  • SRI International--Smart Pebbles Monitor Bridges
  • Smart Sensor for Water Contamination Detection
  • Senops Corporation--Smart Radiation Sensor Surpasses ANSI Standards
• Medical
  • MicroDMx Sensor for Disease Detection
  • Orsense Ltd.--Nonintrusive Blood Analyzer Based on Occlusion Spectrometry Technology
  • An Overview of Smart Sensor Network-Based Developments at MARC
• Sensor Networks
  • Test Beds and Robust Software Architecture Enabling Wireless Sensor Networks
  • Platform-Independant Wireless Sensors
  • WSN for Patient Monitoring--An Application Viewpoint

5. SMART SENSORS AND SENSOR NETWORKS, DIRECTORY OF PATENTS AND KEY CONTACTS

• Key Patents
  • Smart Sensors
  • Sensor Networks
• Database of Key Industry Participants
  • Companies
  • Universities

6. SMART SENSORS AND SENSOR NETWORKS, FROST & SULLIVAN 2006 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AWARDS

• Technology Innovation Award
  • Award Description
  • Award Recipient
• Excellence in Technology Award
  • Award Description
  • Award Recipient
• Product Innovation Award
  • Award Description
  • Award Recipient

7. SMART SENSORS AND SENSOR NETWORKS, DECISION SUPPORT DATABASES

• Decision Support Database Tables
  • Military Expenditure in Research & Development
  • Consumer Electronics Contribution to Electronics Industry
  • Household Expenditure on Transport & Communication
  • Number of Enterprises
  • Number of Hospitals