Cooperating Embedded Systems and Wireless Sensor Networks

A number of different system concepts have become apparent in the broader context of embedded systems over the past few years. Whilst there are some differences between these, this book argues that in fact there is much they share in common, particularly the important notions of control, heterogenity, wireless communication, dynamics/ad hoc nature and cost.

The first part of the book covers cooperating object applications and the currently available application scenarios, such as control and automation, healthcare, and security and surveillance. The second part discusses paradigms for algorithms and interactions. The third part covers various types of vertical system functions, including data aggregation, resource management and time synchronization. The fourth part outlines system architecture and programming models, outlining all currently available architectural models and middleware approaches that can be used to abstract the complexity of cooperating object technology.

Finally, the book concludes with a discussion of the trends guiding current research and gives suggestions as to possible future developments and how various shortcomings in the technology can be overcome.

在過去幾年中，嵌入式系統的廣泛背景中出現了許多不同的系統概念。儘管它們之間存在一些差異，但本書認為實際上它們有很多共同之處，特別是控制、異質性、無線通信、動態/臨時性和成本等重要概念。

本書的第一部分介紹了合作對象應用和目前可用的應用場景，例如控制和自動化、醫療保健以及安全和監控。第二部分討論了算法和交互作用的範式。第三部分涵蓋了各種類型的垂直系統功能，包括數據聚合、資源管理和時間同步。第四部分概述了系統架構和編程模型，介紹了目前可用的所有架構模型和中間件方法，用於抽象合作對象技術的複雜性。

最後，本書討論了指導當前研究的趨勢，並提出了可能的未來發展和如何克服技術中的各種不足之處的建議。