Learning to satisfy actuator networks

无线传感器和执行器网络（SANCENTRAL）由多个设备组成，每个设备都配备有低功耗微处理器，无线电收发器以及一组传感器和/或执行器。执行器是网络的组件，可以主动改变环境-例如，分布式环境控制系统中的加热元件。SAN代表了传感器网络的重要扩展，因为它们允许网络内的节点做出自主决策并响应传感器测量和共享信息执行动作（驱动）。传感器网络是被动的; SAN主动修改环境以引起期望的响应。许多潜在的应用包括精确农业和本地化的药物供应，但这些网络仍处于发展的萌芽阶段。

Wireless sensor and actuator networks (SANETs) consist of multiple devices each equipped with a low-power microprocessor, a radio transceiver, and a set of sensors and/or actuators. The actuators are the components of the network that can actively modify the environment - for example, heating elements in a distributed environmental control system. SANETs represent an important extension of sensor networks, as they allow nodes within the network to make autonomous decisions and perform actions (actuation) in response to sensor measurements and shared information. Sensor networks are passive; SANETs actively modify the environment in order to elicit a desired response. The many potential applications include precision farming and localized delivery of medication, but the networks are in the embryonic stage of development.