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A hardware/software simulation environment for energy harvesting wireless sensor networks

Authors:

Leander B. Hörmann,

Philipp M. Glatz,

Karima B. Hein,

Christian Steger,

Reinhold WeissAuthors Info & Claims

PE-WASUN '12: Proceedings of the 9th ACM symposium on Performance evaluation of wireless ad hoc, sensor, and ubiquitous networks

Pages 61 - 68

https://doi.org/10.1145/2387027.2387039

Published: 21 October 2012 Publication History

Abstract

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) consist of wirelessly communicating nodes with an autarkic power supply for each node. Typically, the consumable energy of these nodes is very limited. Energy harvesting systems (EHSs) can be used to extend the lifetime or even enable perpetual operation of the sensor nodes. Applicable energy-aware WSN protocols and applications usually raise the complexity such that rough calculations are not sufficient any more. Simulation-based analysis is needed to cope with the complexity of hardware/software interaction and its implications.

This work presents a simulation environment which enables combined simulation and performance evaluation of complete WSNs including the sensor nodes' application software, the energy harvesting enhanced hardware, the wireless network communication, and the environment of the sensor nodes.

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A hardware/software simulation environment for energy harvesting wireless sensor networks
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Modeling and simulation
    1. Model development and analysis
      1. Modeling methodologies
    2. Simulation types and techniques

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PE-WASUN '12: Proceedings of the 9th ACM symposium on Performance evaluation of wireless ad hoc, sensor, and ubiquitous networks

October 2012

130 pages

ISBN:9781450316217

DOI:10.1145/2387027

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Universitat Politàcnica de Catalunya, Spain
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Sapienza, Università di Roma, Italy

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Wong SSliper SWang WWeddell AGauthier SMerrett G(2020)Energy-aware HW/SW Co-modeling of Batteryless Wireless Sensor NodesProceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Energy Harvesting and Energy-Neutral Sensing Systems10.1145/3417308.3430272(57-63)Online publication date: 16-Nov-2020
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3417308.3430272
Allen JForshaw MThomas NBinder WCortellessa VKoziolek ASmirni EPoess M(2017)Towards an Extensible and Scalable Energy Harvesting Wireless Sensor Network Simulation FrameworkProceedings of the 8th ACM/SPEC on International Conference on Performance Engineering Companion10.1145/3053600.3053610(39-42)Online publication date: 18-Apr-2017
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3053600.3053610
Hormann LBerger APotsch APriller PSpringer A(2015)Estimation of the harvestable power on wireless sensor nodes2015 IEEE International Workshop on Measurements & Networking (M&N)10.1109/IWMN.2015.7322964(1-6)Online publication date: Oct-2015
https://doi.org/10.1109/IWMN.2015.7322964
Hormann LBuchegger TSteger C(2014)Optimizing the energy supply of autonomous wireless sensor nodes2014 Microelectronic Systems Symposium (MESS)10.1109/MESS.2014.7010257(1-6)Online publication date: May-2014
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