Wireless Sensor Networks for Life Science Automation
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چکیده
This paper identifies life science automation (LSA) as a predestinated field of application for wireless sensor networks (WSN). We are presenting a variety of environmental and process parameters which are measured in LSA using wired sensors today, but are best candidates to be replaced by wireless sensors. We show how they can be used and what kind of additional information can be derived from the parameters. In various examples we show the applicability of WSN in LSA and sketch a laboratory environment which is augmented with various sensor nodes. Additionally, we propose to use WSN for localization of equipment as well as persons carrying a sensor node beside the measurement of physical phenomena. Thereafter, we have a closer look at localization in WSN and present our experimental results. The use of localization in LSA is presented with the help of a scenario. A WSN with multi purpose abilities provides the flexibility to adjust laboratory installation to LSA.
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