ECS Workshop on Wireless Networked Sensor Systems

美国国家科学基金会电气和通信系统（ECS）无线网络传感器系统研讨会：项目摘要无线传感器网络技术已经从十多年前的起源扩展到现在，包括许多新的研究和应用社区。随着许多新应用的出现，新的技术需求也迅速出现。例如，早期的传感器专注于地震和声学传感通道，用于事件检测，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的生物病原体的化学传感。此外，随着应用的发展，对精度的要求也在增加。此外，未来可能会出现新的应用程序，其中有界响应时间和分布式控制提出了它们的需求。虽然这些新应用出现了，但长期存在的能源短缺和不可靠的能源密集型无线通信问题仍然是挑战。可以为解决这些新需求开发一系列广泛的研究机会。特别是，NSF的电气和通信系统（ECS）部门可以为统一考虑传感、信号处理、事件检测、计算和网络的硬件和软件架构的联合开发做出贡献。这项研究可以考虑ECS专业知识的独特领域，例如共同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。本提案描述了NSF电气和通信系统（ECS）无线网络传感器系统研讨会。这是为了让ECS部门的受助人以及其他人一起探索新的ECS机会，开发一系列新的项目概念，并最终为紧急ECS问题创造新的研究途径。本次研讨会的主题将包括1)无线传感器网络的分散检测和控制，2)无线传感器节点和系统能量障碍和解决途径，3)能量感知网络传感器和仪器系统，4)能量感知，无线传感器特定的硬件和软件架构，以及其他有待开发的例子。该讲习班计划于2003年8月举行两天，至少有50名调查人员参加。研讨会日程安排将包括简短的介绍/讨论以及分组会议，这些分组会议不仅旨在生成指导性总结文件，而且还旨在促进这个新社区的发展。广泛的社会影响：无线传感器研究领域在自然环境科学和环境工程、工业自动化、国土防御物理安全以及医疗保健技术等科学和工程学科中具有广阔的影响。为了支持无线传感器网络视觉，必须解决许多新的挑战。本次研讨会将在许多层面为发展具有广泛影响的创新和研究途径提供指导。广泛的教育影响：无线传感器研究已经通过开发新课程和吸引本科生和研究生研究人员参与多学科研究项目的直接好处，展示了对教育的广泛影响。本次研讨会将创造一系列新的机会，特别是在ECS领域，从而扩大了确定重要的本科生和研究生论文研究目标和项目的机会。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.