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• 1 Introduction.- 2 Architectures for target localization and tracking.- 3 Measurement integration for localization and tracking.- 4 Node inclusion/exclusion in cluster-based tracking.- 5 Cluster head selection for target tracking.
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Localization and tracking are key functionalities in ubiquitous computing systems and techniques. In recent years a very high variety of approaches, sensors and techniques for indoor and GPS-denied environments have been developed. This book briefly summarizes the current state of the art in localization and tracking in ubiquitous computing systems focusing on cluster-based schemes. Additionally, existing techniques for measurement integration, node inclusion/exclusion and cluster head selection are also described in this book.
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• Introduction.- Testbeds for Cooperating Objects.- CONET Integrated Testbed Architecture.- Usability Tools.- CONET Integrated Testbed Experiments.- Conclusions.
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Testbeds are gaining increasing relevance in research domains and also in industrial applications. However, very few books devoted to testbeds have been published. To the best of my knowledge no book on this topic has been published. This book is particularly interesting for the growing community of testbed developers. I believe the book is also very interesting for researchers in robot-WSN cooperation. This book provides detailed description of a system that can be considered the first testbed that allows full peer-to-peer interoperability between heterogeneous robots and ubiquitous systems such as Wireless Sensor Networks, camera networks and pervasive computing systems. The system architecture includes modules that allows full bidirectional communication between robots and WSN. One robot can The book describes the current state of the art in development of testbeds integrating Cooperating Object technologies. It describes in detail the testbed specification and design using requirements extracted from surveys among experts in robotics and ubiquitous systems in academia and industry. The book also describes the testbed novel architecture and its hardware and software components. Moreover, it includes details on user support tools to facilitate its use such as remote use using a virtual private network and sets of functionalities of interest for members from the robotics, WSN and robot-WSN communities. Finally, the book illustrates its capabilities and potentialities describing the implementation of some of the experiments that have been performed. Examples from the robotics, WSN and robot-WSN communities are described.
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• Part I. Multi-Robots Systems
• Part II. Data Fusion, Localization and Mapping
• Part III. Security and Dependability
• Part IV. Mobility.

This book compiles some of the latest research in cooperation between robots and sensor networks. Structured in twelve chapters, this book addresses fundamental, theoretical, implementation and experimentation issues. The chapters are organized into four parts namely multi-robots systems, data fusion and localization, security and dependability, and mobility.

• Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Acronyms; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Cooperating Objects Context; 1.2 Magna Carta of Featured Applications; 1.3 Integration Aspects; 1.4 Design Space; 1.5 Conclusions; References; 2 Deployment and Management of Cooperating Objects; 2.1 Overview; 2.2 Monitoring Railway Bridges; 2.2.1 Overview; 2.2.2 Application Description/Usage Scenarios; 2.2.3 Key Results and Lessons Learned; 2.3 Cooperative Industrial Automation Systems; 2.3.1 Overview; 2.3.2 Application Description/Usage Scenarios; 2.3.3 Key Results and Lessons Learned.

• 2.4 Light-Weight Bird Tracking Sensor Nodes2.4.1 Overview; 2.4.2 Application Description/Usage Scenarios; 2.4.3 Key Results and Lessons Learned; 2.5 Public Safety Scenarios; 2.5.1 Overview; 2.5.2 Application Description/Usage Scenarios; 2.5.3 Key Results and Lessons Learned; 2.6 Road Tunnel Monitoring and Control; 2.6.1 Overview; 2.6.2 Application Description/Usage Scenarios; 2.6.3 Key Results and Lessons Learned; 2.7 Conclusions; References; 3 Mobility of Cooperating Objects; 3.1 Overview; 3.2 Mobility in Industrial Scenarios; 3.2.1 Overview; 3.2.2 Application Description/Usage Scenarios.

• 3.2.3 Key Results and Lessons Learned3.3 Mobility in Air Traffic Management; 3.3.1 Overview; 3.3.2 Application Description/Usage Scenarios; 3.3.3 Key Results and Lessons Learned; 3.4 Mobility in Ocean Scenarios; 3.4.1 Overview; 3.4.2 Application Description/Usage Scenarios; 3.4.3 Key Results and Lessons Learned; 3.5 Person Assistance in Urban Scenarios; 3.5.1 Overview; 3.5.2 Application Description/Usage Scenarios; 3.5.3 Key Results and Lessons Learned; 3.6 Mobility in Civil Security and Protection; 3.6.1 Overview; 3.6.2 Application Description/Usage Scenarios.

• 3.6.3 Key Results and Lessons Learned3.7 Conclusions; References; 4 Cooperating Objects in Healthcare Applications; 4.1 Overview; 4.2 Physical Activity Recognition; 4.2.1 Overview; 4.2.2 Application Description/Usage Scenarios; 4.2.3 Key Results and Lessons Learned; 4.3 Real-Time Physical Energy Expenditure; 4.3.1 Overview; 4.3.2 Application Description/Usage Scenarios; 4.3.3 Key Results; 4.4 Emotional Stress Detection; 4.4.1 Overview; 4.4.2 Application Description/Usage Scenarios; 4.4.3 Key Results; 4.5 Physical Rehabilitation; 4.5.1 Overview; 4.5.2 Application Description/Usage Scenarios.

• 4.5.3 Key Results and Lessons Learned4.6 Energy Aware Fall Detection; 4.6.1 Overview; 4.6.2 Application Description/Usage Scenarios; 4.6.3 Key Results and Lessons Learned; 4.7 Distributed Digital Signal Processing; 4.7.1 Overview; 4.7.2 Application Description/Usage Scenarios; 4.7.3 Key Results and Lessons Learned; 4.8 Model Predictive Control; 4.8.1 Overview; 4.8.2 Application Description/Usage Scenarios; 4.8.3 Key Results and Lessons Learned; 4.9 Conclusions; References; 5 Markets for Cooperating Objects; 5.1 Market Overview; 5.2 Featured Applications.

This book provides an overview and an insight in cooperative objects and defines the classification of topics into the different areas. A significant number of researchers and industrial partners were contacted in order to prepare the roadmap. The book presents the main results provided by the corresponding European project "CONET."