SN - 1 Target Tracking and Classification Using Wireless Sensor Networks

CSE Project - Dr. Salil Kanhere (salilk@cse.unsw.edu.au) and Dr. Wen Hu (wenh@cse.unsw.edu.au)

Wireless sensor networks are an emerging technology consisting of small, low-power, and low-cost devices that integrate limited computation, sensing, and radio communication capabilities. The aim of this research is to develop a distributed solution using sensor nodes for classifying and tracking moving objects such as cars, The project will involve implementing distributed signal processing algorithms on the sensors which make use acoustic and magnetic sensors for the detection process. The student will work closely with researchers and students in the SENSAR research group at UNSW.

Existing target tracking systems use powerful and expensive hardware and employ centralised algorithms. This project proposes to implement a novel distributed solution using low-cost sensor nodes, which can match the accuracy of the centralised approach.

An expected outcome of the research includes a working implementation of the target tracking system on Mica2 motes and a detailed evaluation of the implementation demonstrating its effectiveness in detecting and tracking targets.

For further information, please contact the supervisors or consider the following:

http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~SENSAR
http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~nrl

SN - 2 Formal Models for Wireless Sensor Network Applications

NICTA Project - Dr Ansgar Fehnker (ansgar@cse.unsw.edu.au)

This summer project will be conducted within the FM PEWNA project, a project on performance evaluation of wireless network applications. The area of interest ranges from water information networks to wireless protocol. These systems are challenging due to their dynamic behaviour, and the dynamic environment they have to function in.

The goal of the summer project is to develop a front-end that provides uniform access to a model checker as well as to an existing simulation environment. The project will lead to a greater understanding of the wireless domain, as well as to familiarity with formal modelling and model checking. An expected outcome of the research includes an interface that gives access to formal and simulation models for the wireless domain and a prototype front-end.

For further information, please contact the supervisor or consider http://www.cse.unsw.edu/~ansgar/

SN - 3 Model Development for a Sensor Network Simulator

NICTA Project - Dr Athanassios Boulis (Athanassios.boulis@nicta.com.au)

A novel wireless sensor network simulator has been built in NICTA, hinging on accurate wireless channel and radio models. You will be asked to extend some of the models and also try to implement a battery model for the sensor nodes. The work is mostly software development (using C++ and the event-driven simulator environment OMNeT++) but you will need to understand the various models in question.

You will explore different design and implementation methods for the models that can result in acceptable performance while achieving the needed functionality. The result will be integrated into a publicly-available research software, the Castalia wireless sensor network simulator.

For further information, please contact the supervisor.

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