An important problem in intelligent environments is how the system can identify and model users’ activities. This paper describes a new technique for identifying correlations between sensors and activities in an intelligent environment. Intelligent systems can then use these correlations to recognize the activities in a space. The proposed approach is motivated by the need for distinguishing th...

This paper presents a modeling of intelligent sensors based on a representation of the sensor by services it uses or it proposes, and by its USer Operating Modes (USOMs). This modeling is used for the definition of the reactive layer of distributed agent based intelligent sensors. Our area of interest is the agent-level layer in which the concept of IIC (Intelligent Instrument Cluster) is defin...

The wireless sensor nodes are getting smaller, but Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are getting larger with the technological developments, currently containing thousands of nodes and possibly millions of nodes in the future. Therefore, effective and trustworthy event detection methods for the WSN require robust and intelligent methods of mining hidden patterns in the sensor data, while supporti...

In this thesis, an application of modular design, introduced into an intelligent mobile robotic system, is described. The Sensor Brick System, a mobile robotic system infused with artificial intelligence, is derived through the concept and application of modular design. Modular design drives the system’s characterization by defining, identifying and selecting the essential composite of sub-syst...

This Special Issue, "State-of-the-Art Sensor Technology in Japan 2015", collected papers on different kinds of sensing technology: fundamental technology for intelligent sensors, information processing for monitoring humans, and information processing for adaptive and survivable sensor systems.[...].

Intelligent transportation system (ITS) applied in the city traffic is mainly reflected in the microscopic traffic information collection, traffic control and guidance, to improve the efficiency of traffic system. Wireless sensor network has excellent characteristics, and it can provide an effective means for information collection of intelligent transportation system and can monitor the inters...

Intelligent environment research has benefited medical care in a number of ways, including emergency detection, comfort and accessibility. However, most of these techniques have been applied in the context of a single resident, leaving out situations where there is more than one person in the living space. A current looming issue for intelligent environment systems is performing these same tech...

Minimizing energy usage and increasing occupant comfort are the two primary objectives of intelligent and eco-friendly buildings. Energy savings of up to 70%, combined with significant occupant productivity gains are possible via the application of wireless sensor and actuator networks (WSAN). Despite the increasing interests in WSAN-based wireless intelligent lighting control, no prior survey ...