Harnessing the Internet of Things (IoT) for a Hyper-Connected Smart World

This new volume explores a multitude of IoT applications that provide advanced solutions for real-world problems, including network on chip, router designs, wireless underground sensor networks, optimization schemes, blockchain, machine learning, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, and agriculture. It also covers a broad spectrum of IoT applications in the educational industry and healthcare industry, such as an IoT-based GPS-enabled smart jacket design, an IoT-based Peltier air conditioner design, and energy harvesting techniques.

Format: Hardback
Length: 322 pages
Publication date: 06 October 2022
Publisher: Apple Academic Press Inc.

This comprehensive new volume delves into the diverse applications of IoT across various domains of contemporary life, presenting advanced solutions to real-world problems. The selection of topics encompasses a wide range of IoT applications, including network-on-chip as the emerging paradigm for system-on-chip integration to maintain high performance in IoT applications. Additionally, the book discusses innovative router designs aimed at enhancing network speed, as well as the challenges faced by wireless underground sensor networks, which have numerous applications in military, underground sensing, soil trait and moisture content testing, pollution control, location detection, security, and natural calamity detection. Furthermore, the volume explores state-of-the-art techniques such as optimization schemes, blockchain, machine learning, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, and more within the context of cognitive IoT.

The book also takes a deep dive into the uses of IoT in agriculture, highlighting the challenges and solutions provided by the latest technical smart tools. Specifically, it explores IoT applications for information gathering to improve yield productivity, food and crop quality, and sustainability. It also discusses monitoring toxic substances and soil properties, among other crucial aspects of agricultural development.

In addition to agriculture, the book covers a broad spectrum of IoT applications in the educational industry, discussing the challenges associated with them and providing strategies for facilitating the use of smart classroom technology. A dedicated chapter focuses on IoT in the healthcare industry, presenting an IoT-based GPS-enabled smart jacket design to monitor heart rate, sugar level, blood pressure, fever, and stress level. The authors also introduce an IoT-based Peltier air conditioner design that overcomes the limitations of existing HVAC frameworks, along with a comprehensive review of various energy harvesting techniques to generate electrical power.

Overall, this volume serves as a valuable resource for researchers, professionals, and enthusiasts interested in exploring the transformative potential of IoT in various industries and applications. It provides a comprehensive overview of the latest developments, techniques, and challenges in the field, equipping readers with the knowledge and tools needed to leverage IoT's capabilities for positive change in the modern world.

Weight: 800g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781774639740