Microcosm: a lost cost 3-D wireless sensor test-bed within a controllable environment

Authors

David Marsh, University College Dublin
Richard Tynan, University College Dublin
Stephen T. Beirne, University of WollongongFollow
Roderick L. Shepherd, University of WollongongFollow
Gregory O'Hare, University College Dublin
Dermot Diamond, Dublin City University
Brian Corcoran, Dublin City University

RIS ID

29063

Publication Details

Marsh, D., Tynan, R., Beirne, S. T., Shepherd, R. L., O'Hare, G., Diamond, D. & Corcoran, B. (2006). Microcosm: a lost cost 3-D wireless sensor test-bed within a controllable environment. In Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks: Proceedings, 13-15 December, Hong Kong. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 4325 820-834.

Abstract

This paper describes the creation of Microcosm, a low cost wireless sensor network test-bed within a controlled environment to facilitate WSN experiments in three dimensions, with an emphasis on executing sensing-related experiments. The design of the sensing hardware, software, support tools and the experimental environment itself are given. Issues related to the design of this configuration are discussed, with the potential pitfalls and eventual solutions alike given. Finally, current and future uses for the test-bed are listed.