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<p>This thesis investigated the suitability of wireless, unattended ground sensor networks for military applications.  The unattended aspect requires the network to self-organize and adapt to dynamic changes. A wireless,  unattended ground sensor network was prototyped using commercial off-the-shelf technology and three to four  networked nodes.  Device and network performance were measured under indoor and outdoor scenarios. The measured  communication range of a node varied between three and nineteen meters depending on the scenario. The sensors  evaluated were an acoustic sensor, a magnetic sensor, and an acceleration sensor. The measured sensing range  varied by the type of sensor. Node discovery durations observed were between forty seconds and over five minutes.  Node density calculations indicated that the prototype was scalable to five hundred nodes. This thesis substantiated  the feasibility of interconnecting, self-organizing sensor nodes in military applications. Tests and  evaluations demonstrated that the network was capable of dynamic adaptation to failure and degradation.
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<br>Subjects: Sensor networks; Accelerometers; Electrical engineering</div>
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Tingle, Mark E.</div>
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