Study of Smart Sensors and their Applications

Abstract: This paper gives the brief idea about the basic structure, standards, applications and some recent developments in smart sensor technology in different fields. Smart sensors as compared to the sensors can sense along with special purpose computing devices which are connected in sensor networks. Critical devices can be monitored as well as managed remotely by using wireless sensor networks which yields better performance of system with better decision making abilities and better control. The new advances in wireless technologies are emerging in varies fields like supply chain logistics, monitoring of systems, data collection and application controls. The main purpose of smart sensor networks is to reduce human intervention and management control in different systems. Wireless devices including actuators, sensors and gauges can now be monitored wirelessly.

Keywords: Wireless Sensor Network, Sensors, Smart Sensors, Smart Sensor Network, Virtual Sensors, WSSN