Shibo He - Böcker

This book delves deep into the world of low-power Internet of  Things (IoT) node positioning, in an era where IoT is revolutionizing connectivity and communication. It focuses on the critical aspect of accurate node positioning, which has transformative potential across various industrial applications. Specifically, this book explores how LoRa (Long Range) technology, known for its long-range wireless capabilities, low power consumption and cost-effectiveness. It can be harnessed to achieve precise and efficient node localization in both indoor and outdoor environments.In Chapter 1, readers are introduced to the landscape of low-power IoT, providing background information, discussing network architecture and exploring the research landscape surrounding node positioning. Chapter 2 presents a modular hardware platform tailored for IoT applications and delves into wireless positioning techniques. Chapter 3 takes readers on a journey through wide area location using signal flight time and optimization techniques, emphasizing high accuracy, while keeping power consumption low. Chapter 4 showcases a cost-effective LoRa Mesh networking-based positioning system with wide-area coverage capabilities. This book continues by addressing the intricacies of indoor positioning challenges in Chapter 5, leveraging signal arrival angles and antenna array structures for precise localization. Chapter 6 explores fusion localization and tracking through mobile robots, enhancing position estimation and trajectory tracking in diverse environments. Finally, Chapter 7 offers a comprehensive conclusion, summarizing key insights and proposing future research directions in LoRa's fusion positioning for both indoor and outdoor scenarios.This book is designed for researchers, engineers, and practitioners keen on unlocking the potential of low-power IoT node positioning and contributing to the advancement of IoT technologies. Advanced level students in computer science and electrical engineering interested in this topic will find this book useful as well.

This Springer Brief presents recent research results on area coverage for intruder detection from an energy-efficient perspective. These results cover a variety of topics, including environmental surveillance and security monitoring. The authors also provide the background and range of applications for area coverage and elaborate on system models such as the formal definition of area coverage and sensing models. Several chapters focus on energy-efficient intruder detection and intruder trapping under the well-known binary sensing model, along with intruder trapping under the probabilistic sensing model. The brief illustrates efficient algorithms rotate the duty of each sensor to prolong the network lifetime and ensure intruder trapping performance. The brief concludes with future directions of the field. Designed for researchers and professionals working with wireless sensor networks, the brief also provides a wide range of applications which are also valuable for advanced-level students interested in efficiency and networking.