Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) Applied in Agriculture
In the 1950’s, computers were so bulky that a person could literally walk inside of them, but the big difference is that the modern ones are actually clusters composed by millions of processors interconnected to work collaboratively, achieving a processing power unimaginable for most people.
Abstract
In the 1950’s, computers were so bulky that a person could literally walk inside of them. These days, some computers are still large enough to fill an entire building, but the big difference is that the modern ones are actually clusters composed by millions of processors interconnected to work collaboratively, achieving a processing power unimaginable for most people. Microprocessors have become so small and powerful that, in contrast to the old days, computers are beginning to “walk” inside of us. For instance, one application that is being explored for medical purposes is to insert a complex electronic device into a plastic bubble that can be swallowed by a person; this device will travel through the digestive system gathering images that can be analyzed by a physician in real time. This futuristic technology is not the only one of its kind. Combining in a single device a microprocessor, a link to the real world in the form of a sensor (e.g. to detect temperature, humidity or light, or to capture images) and a wireless comABSTRACT