Wireless Sensor Networks Workshop
August 29 , 2005
By Cheryl Heeter, NCSU

The MAE Department at NC State University hosted a Wireless Sensor Networks Workshop on June 7, 2005. The workshop took place from 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM in Research Building II on Centennial Campus. Guests included faculty and students from NCSU, Temple University , and Virginia Tech. Representatives from ARO, Boeing, and Goodrich were also in attendance. Topics presented included the following:

• Wireless Sensor Networks Applications for the 21 st Century
• Power Scavenging and Power Storage Using Smart Material
• Strain Sensing using the MICA2 Wireless Platform
• Development of Wireless Intelligent Sensor Platform (WISP)
• New Directions of Optical Sensors for Smart Structures
• Future Prospective: All-Wireless Sensor Networks Architecture
• Real Time Damage Identification Algorithms for SHMS Using EM Waves

Click here for a copy of the workshop agenda.

For more information about the workshop and related topics, please contact Dr. Fuh-Gwo Yuan at yuan@eos.ncsu.edu

Dr. Wenye Wang, ECE, presents on the future prospects of an all-wireless sensor network.		Nathan Pringle, AE master's candidate, demonstrates strain sensing using a MICA2 wireless platform.