Ad hoc wireless sensor networks for exploration of Solar-system bodies

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 64, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 626-643

  Dubois, Philippe ^a   Botteron, Cyril ^b   Mitev, Valentin ^c   Menon, Carlo ^d   Farine, Pierre André ^b   Dainesi, Paolo ^a   Ionescu, Adrian ^a   Shea, Herbert ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^c Observatory of Neuchatel   (Switzerland)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Localization; Motes; Space and Solar system exploration; Wireless sensor network; WSN

Indexed keywords

AD HOC NETWORKS; ROUTING PROTOCOLS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SENSOR NODES; SENSORS; SOLAR SYSTEM; SPACE RESEARCH; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; WIRELESS AD HOC NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

LOCALIZATION; MOTES; SPACE AND SOLAR-SYSTEM EXPLORATION; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK; WSN;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 59249098927     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2008.11.012     Document Type: Article

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