Using body sensor networks for increased safety in bomb disposal missions

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Sensor Networks, Ubiquitous, and Trustworthy Computing

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 81-89

  Kemp, John ^a   Gaura, Elena I ^a   Brusey, James ^a   Thake, C Douglas ^a  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOMBING; BOMBS (ORDNANCE); COMPUTER NETWORKS; COOLING; DATA FUSION; FUSION REACTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MILITARY OPERATIONS; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; ORDNANCE; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; SENSORS; THERMAL COMFORT; UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

CORE TEMPERATURE;

SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 50949134390     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SUTC.2008.25     Document Type: Conference Paper

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