Mobile wireless sensor network

A mobile wireless sensor network (MWSN)[1] can simply be defined as a wireless sensor network (WSN) in which the sensor nodes are mobile. MWSNs are a smaller, emerging field of research in contrast to their well-established predecessor. MWSNs are much more versatile than static sensor networks as they can be deployed in any scenario and cope with rapid topology changes. However, many of their applications are similar, such as environment monitoring or surveillance. Commonly, the nodes consist of a radio transceiver and a microcontroller powered by a battery, as well as some kind of sensor for detecting light, heat, humidity, temperature, etc.

  1. ^ T. Hayes and F.H. Ali. 2016. "Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks: Applications and Routing Protocols". Handbook of Research on Next Generation Mobile Communications Systems. IGI Global. ISBN 9781466687325. pp. 256–292.