Energy efficient environment monitoring system based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard for low cost requirements

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2557-2566

  Kumar, Anuj ^a   Hancke, Gerhard P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

electrochemical gas sensor array; IEEE 802.15.4standard; network capable application processor; Smart sensor, smart transducer interfacemodule

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GREENHOUSE GASES; MONITORING; TRANSDUCERS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL GAS SENSORS; ENVIRONMENT MONITORING SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; IEEE 802.15.4 STANDARDS; IEEE 802.15.4STANDARD; NETWORK CAPABLE APPLICATION PROCESSOR; SMART TRANSDUCER INTERFACE MODULES; SMART TRANSDUCERS;

STANDARDS;

EID: 84903778139     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2014.2313348     Document Type: Article

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