Mobile sensor networks for leak and backflow detection in water distribution systems

Proceedings - International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications, AINA

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 673-680

  Suresh, M Agumbe ^a   Smith, L ^a   Rasekh, A ^b   Stoleru, R ^a   Banks, M K ^b   Shihada, B ^c  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

algorithms; leak and backflow detection; mobile sensors; optimization; simulations; water distribution systems

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; SENSOR NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

BACKFLOW; COST CONSTRAINTS; EXTENSIVE SIMULATIONS; MOBILE SENSOR NETWORKS; MOBILE SENSORS; SIMULATIONS; STATE OF THE ART; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84903827688     PISSN: 1550445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AINA.2014.83     Document Type: Conference Paper

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