Towards 3-dimensional and optimized design of wireless networks for smart environments
Sinan Kockara, Serhan Dağtaş · 2006
We present methods for 3-dimensional design of future smart environments. Our goal is to facilitate the optimized design of buildings equipped with wireless sensors in an immersive, virtual reality-based tool. This work is an extension of our ongoing work on immersive and interactive virtual design environments and wireless sensor networks. We first present techniques used to optimize several network parameters such as power consumption and coverage. In addition, we integrate the proposed optimization scheme with the 3-dimensional design tools that have been developed at our Virtual Reality Center as part of the information science curriculum in the areas of human computer interaction, information visualization and multimedia.