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Mobile Autonomous Sensing Unit (MASU): A Framework That Supports Distributed Pervasive Data Sensing

TitleMobile Autonomous Sensing Unit (MASU): A Framework That Supports Distributed Pervasive Data Sensing
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsMedina, E, López, D, Meseguer, R, Ochoa, SF, Royo, D, Santos, RM
JournalSensors
Volume16
Issue7
Pagination1062
ISSN1424-8220
AbstractPervasive data sensing is a major issue that transverses various research areas and application domains. It allows identifying people’s behaviour and patterns without overwhelming the monitored persons. Although there are many pervasive data sensing applications, they are typically focused on addressing specific problems in a single application domain, making them difficult to generalize or reuse. On the other hand, the platforms for supporting pervasive data sensing impose restrictions to the devices and operational environments that make them unsuitable for monitoring loosely-coupled or fully distributed work. In order to help address this challenge this paper present a framework that supports distributed pervasive data sensing in a generic way. Developers can use this framework to facilitate the implementations of their applications, thus reducing complexity and effort in such an activity. The framework was evaluated using simulations and also through an empirical test, and the obtained results indicate that it is useful to support such a sensing activity in loosely-coupled or fully distributed work scenarios.
URLhttp://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/7/1062
DOI10.3390/s16071062