Title :
Poster abstract: MDP framework for sensor network coordination
Author :
Liu, Shuping ; Panangadan, Anand ; Talukder, Ashit ; Raghavendra, Cauligi S.
Author_Institution :
Ming Hsieh Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
The paper has shown how the Markov decision process framework can be used for sensor coordination. This method is suitable for networks of relatively few sensors and where the computational capabilities and energy reserves at each node are limited.
Keywords :
Markov processes; body area networks; wireless sensor networks; Markov decision process; body area network; sensor network coordination; Hospitals; Laboratories; Patient monitoring; Pediatrics; Permission; Propulsion; Sampling methods; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; State estimation;
Conference_Titel :
Information Processing in Sensor Networks, 2009. IPSN 2009. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5108-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-60558-371-6
