This thesis describes a research on the impact of multiple searching Bluetooth devices on
the Bluetooth discovery protocol. Bluetooth is a standard which describes energy efficient …

Positioning systems are one of the multiple applications of the wireless sensor networks.
These networks are very adequate in environments where other positioning technologies …

Indoor Positioning has been an active research area in the last decade, but so far,
commercial Indoor Positioning Systems (IPSs) have been sparse. The main obstacle …

In recent years, Bluetooth technology has been adapted for use as a sensor for measuring
vehicle travel times along a segment of roadway. However, using the Bluetooth technology …

Traffic congestion continues to increase in urban centers causing significant economic,
environmental, and social impacts. However, as urban areas become more densely …

State departments of transportation, transportation consultants, and other transportation
agencies are always in need of data that can be used to better understand how different …

Tanto na literatura científica como na indústria, especificamente na área da Computação
Disseminada e Espaços Inteligentes (Pervasive Computing and Smart Spaces), são …

Hoy en día existen diversas aplicaciones en las que la utilización de la termografía juega un
papel clave para solventar ciertos problemas que serían imposibles por medio de otros …

One of the big fundamental issues in Bluetooth ad hoc network is its device discovery in
network initialization which would effect the whole performance. The performance of short …

Location systems based on WSN are built using diverse technologies. Factors such as the
programming language to implement the location algorithm, the underlying operating …