UH-ToSS: A Sensor Networking Testbed with IEEE1451 Compatibility for Space Exploration

Author

Gurkan, Deniz ; Yuan, Xiaojing ; Benhaddou, Driss ; Figueroa, Fernando ; Morris, John

Author_Institution

Univ. of Houston, Houston

fYear

2007

fDate

21-23 May 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Smaller, faster, and cheaper sensors resulted from continuing advances in sensor, semiconductor, and communication systems technology makes it possible to have real sensor intensive networks of fixed and mobile devices for use in many in-door and out-door applications. Several sensor network testbeds have been developed, but none of them consider how to incorporate smart sensor capability in the system. In this paper, we describe the design and implementation of a testbed, ToSS (Testbed of Smart Sensors), developed in collaboration with NASA Stennis Space Center for testing and verifying IEEE 1451-compatible sensor systems with network performance monitoring capability for space shuttles and other space exploration relevant tasks.

Keywords

IEEE standards; aerospace instrumentation; electronic equipment testing; intelligent sensors; space vehicles; test equipment; wireless sensor networks; IEEE 1451; UH-ToSS; mobile devices; real sensor intensive networks; sensor networking testbed; smart sensor testbed; space exploration; space shuttles; wireless sensor networks; Collaboration; Communications technology; Intelligent sensors; NASA; Sensor systems; Sensor systems and applications; Space exploration; Space shuttles; Space technology; System testing; IEEE 1451; sensor network testbed; smart sensor network; space exploration;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Testbeds and Research Infrastructure for the Development of Networks and Communities, 2007. TridentCom 2007. 3rd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Lake Buena Vista, FL

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0739-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-0739-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TRIDENTCOM.2007.4444675

Filename

4444675