Sensors in cyber-physical emergency systems

IET Conference Publications

Volumn 2012, Issue 601 CP, 2012, Pages

  Gelenbe, E ^a   Wu, Fang Jing ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyber Physical Systems; Distributed Decision Support; Emergency Management; Wireless Communications; Wireless Sensors

Indexed keywords

CYBER PHYSICAL SYSTEMS (CPSS); DISTRIBUTED DECISION; EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS; WIRELESS SENSOR;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SENSOR NETWORKS; SURVEYS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 84865707956     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/cp.2012.0578     Document Type: Conference Paper

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