Robot‐Assisted Wireless Sensor Networks: Recent Applications and Future Challenges

摘要

This chapter is geared toward the recent unveiling of relevant application scenarios for robot-assisted wireless sensor networks, a functional categorization of a novel class of cooperative networking scenarios termed "wireless sensor and robot networks" (WSRN). It is geared towards the recent unveiling of relevant application scenarios for robot-assisted WSNs. In particular, the chapter shows how mobile robots can configure the layout of a WSN from scratch and tend faulty units after being deployed, either by replacing them with spare sensors or by fixing a damaged module in situ. Its intent is to spark further research endeavors into the fascinating realm of robot-assisted WSNs with a clear emphasis on the feasibility of the devised protocols, their algorithmic machineries, and tangible benefits reported in manifold domains. Sensor relocation deals with node failures in a WSN, typically in post-deployment scenarios. Controlled Vocabulary Terms Robot sensing systems; wireless sensor networks