Feedback-based clock synchronization in wireless sensor networks: A control theoretic approach

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2963-2973

  Chen, Jiming ^a   Yu, Qing ^a   Zhang, Yan ^b,c   Chen, Hsiao Hwa ^d   Sun, Youxian ^a  

^a STATE KEY LABORATORY OF INDUSTRIAL CONTROL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SIMULA RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clock synchronization; closed loop control; proportionalintegral (PI) controller; sleep clock; wireless sensor networks (WSNs)

Indexed keywords

CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION; CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL; PROPORTIONAL INTEGRAL CONTROLLERS; PROPORTIONALINTEGRAL (PI) CONTROLLER; SLEEP CLOCK;

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; CONTROLLERS; MECHANICAL CLOCKS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SENSOR NODES; SLEEP RESEARCH; SYNCHRONIZATION; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 77954597619     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2010.2049869     Document Type: Article

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