Ambient Intelligence with Microsystems Augmented Materials and Smart Objects

Ambient Intelligence with Microsystems: Augmented Materials and Smart Objects This text investigates relationships that Ambient Intelligence has with current and emerging Microsystems Ambient Intelligence conceptualizes systems that are proactive, context-aware and unobtrusive. Microsystems enable t...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Delaney, Kieran (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2008, 2008
Edition:1st ed. 2008
Series:Microsystems
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The Concepts
  • An Overview of Pervasive Computing Systems
  • Augmenting Materials to Build Cooperating Objects
  • Device Technologies
  • Overview of Component Level Devices
  • Silicon Technologies for Microsystems, Microsensors and Nanoscale Devices
  • Hardware Sub-Systems Technologies
  • Distributed, Embedded Sensor and Actuator Platforms
  • Embedded Microelectronic Subsystems
  • Networking Technologies
  • Embedded Wireless Networking: Principles, Protocols, and Standards
  • Systems Technologies
  • Context in Pervasive Environments
  • Achieving Co-Operation and Developing Smart Behavior in Collections of Context-Aware Artifacts
  • System-Level Challenges
  • Power Management, Energy Conversion and Energy Scavenging for Smart Systems
  • Challenges for Hardware Reliability in Networked Embedded Systems
  • System Co-Design
  • Co-Design: From Electronic Substrates to Smart Objects
  • Co-Design for Context Awareness in Pervasive Systems
  • User-Centered Systems
  • User-Centred Design and Development of Future Smart Systems: Opportunities and Challenges
  • Embedded Systems Research and Innovation Programmes for Industry
  • Applied Systems
  • Sensor Architectures for Interactive Environments
  • Building Networkable Smart and Cooperating Objects
  • Dedicated Networking Solutions for a Container Tracking System