ECS Workshop on Wireless Networked Sensor Systems

NSF电气和通信系统(ECS)研讨会WIRELESSNETWORKED传感器系统：项目SUMMARY无线传感器网络技术已经从十多年前的起源扩展到现在包括许多研究和应用方面的新社区。随着许多新的应用，新的技术需求迅速出现。例如，早期的传感器集中在地震和声波传感通道上进行事件检测，而在自然和城市环境传感中的新应用现在需要新的传感通道，例如，用于详细了解现象的多光谱成像和用于检测水资源中生物病原体的化学传感。此外，随着应用的发展，对精度的要求也增加了。此外，未来可能会出现新的应用程序，其中有限的响应时间和分布式控制提出了他们的需求。虽然出现了这些新的应用，但能源稀缺和不可靠、高耗能的无线通信等长期存在的问题仍然是挑战。可以开发一系列广泛的研究机会来满足这些新需求。特别是，美国国家科学基金会的电气和通信系统(ECS)部门可以为联合开发硬件和软件架构的愿景做出贡献，这些架构统一考虑传感、信号处理、事件检测、计算和网络。这项研究可以考虑ECS专业知识的独特领域，例如在联合优化硬件和软件架构、传感器系统、通信系统和分布式实时控制方法的开发方面。这项建议描述了NSF关于无线网络传感器系统的电气和通信系统(ECS)研讨会。这是为了让ECS分部的受赠人以及其他人探索新的ECS机会，开发一系列新的计划概念，并最终在紧急的ECS问题上创建新的研究途径。研讨会的主题包括：1)无线传感器网络的分散式检测和控制，2)无线传感器节点和系统能量障碍及解决方案，3)能源节约网络传感器和仪器系统，4)能源感知无线传感器专用硬件和软件体系结构，以及其他待开发的项目。研讨会计划于2003年8月举行，为期两天，至少有50名研究人员参加。研讨会的日程安排将包括简短的介绍/讨论，以及旨在不仅产生指导性总结文件，而且还旨在促进这一新社区发展的分组会议。广泛的社会影响：无线传感器研究领域在科学和工程学科方面具有良好的影响，包括自然环境科学和环境工程、工业自动化、国土安全和医疗保健技术。为了支持无线传感器网络视觉，许多新的挑战正在迅速出现，必须加以解决。本研讨会将在多个层面上为创新和研究途径的发展提供指导，将产生广泛的影响。广泛的教育影响：无线传感器研究已经通过新课程的开发和聘用本科生和研究生研究人员固有的多学科研究计划的直接好处，展示了对教育的广泛影响。本研讨会将专门在ECS领域创造一系列新的这样的机会，从而扩大确定重要的本科生和研究生论文研究目标和计划的机会。研讨会的结果将立即对学生研究人员和他们的导师有价值。

NSF ELECTRICAL AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS (ECS) WORKSHOP ON WIRELESSNETWORKED SENSOR SYSTEMS: PROJECT SUMMARYWireless sensor network technology has expanded from its origins of over a decade ago to nowinclude many new communities in both research and applications. New technology requirementshave rapidly appeared along with many new applications. For example, whereas early sensorsfocused on seismic and acoustic sensing channels for event detection, the new applications in naturaland urban environmental sensing now require new sensing channels for example, multispectralimaging for detailed understanding of phenomena and chemical sensing for detection of biologicalpathogens in water resources. Also, as applications have evolved, the requirements for precisionhave increased as well. Further, new applications may emerge in the future where bounded responsetime and distributed control present their requirements. While these new applications appear, thelong standing problems of scarce energy resources and unreliable, energy-intensive wirelesscommunication remain as challenges.A broad set of research can be developed opportunities for addressing these new requirements.In particular, the Electrical and Communications Systems (ECS) Division of the NSF can contributeto a vision of joint development of hardware and software architectures that uniformly considersensing, signal processing, event detection, computing, and networking. This research can considerthe unique areas of ECS expertise, for example in the development of jointly optimized hardwareand software architectures, sensor systems, communication systems, and distributed, real-timecontrol methods.This proposal describes an NSF Electrical and Communications Systems (ECS) Workshop onWireless Networked Sensor Systems. This is intended to engage Grantees of the ECS Division aswell as others to explore the new ECS opportunities, develop a series of new program concepts, andultimately create new research avenues on urgent ECS problems. The topics of this workshop willinclude the examples of 1) Decentralized Detection and Control with Wireless Sensor Networks, 2)Wireless Sensor Node and System Energy Barriers and Solution Pathways, 3) Energy-AwareNetworked Sensor and Instrument Systems, 4) Energy-Aware, Wireless Sensor Specific Hardwareand Software Architectures, and others to be developed.The Workshop is proposed to take place over a two-day period in August 2003, and engage atleast 50 investigators. The Workshop schedule will include brief orientation/discussion periodsalong with breakout sessions that are intended to not only produce guiding summary documents,but to also promote the development of this new community.Broad Societal Impacts: The wireless sensor research area has promising impact in science andengineering disciplines including natural environmental science and environmental engineering,industrial automation, physical security for homeland defense, and healthcare technology. Manynew challenges are rapidly appearing that must be solved to support the wireless sensor networkvision. This Workshop will provide guidance at many levels for the development of newinnovations and research pathways that will have broad impact.Broad Education Impacts: Wireless sensor research has already demonstrated broad impact ineducation through the development of new courses and the direct benefits of engagingundergraduate and graduate student researchers with inherently multidisciplinary research programs.This Workshop will create a set of new such opportunities specifically in the ECS area, thusbroadening the opportunities for identifying vital undergraduate and graduate student thesis researchobjectives and programs. Workshop results will be immediately valuable for student researchers andtheir advisors.