IoT Sensors

This book introduces the basics of internet of things (IoT), and explores the foundational role of sensors in internet-of-things applications.

Vinod Kumar Khanna is an independent researcher at Chandigarh, India. He received the Ph.D. degree in physics from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India in 1988. He is a Retired Chief Scientist and Head, MEMS & Microsensors Group, from the CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani, India, and a Professor with the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, India. He is a former Emeritus Scientist, CSIR and Emeritus Professor, AcSIR. He has worked at CSIR-CEERI for more than 37 years on the design, fabrication and characterization of power semiconductor devices and micro/nanoelectronic sensors. He has authored 20 books and six chapters in edited books. He has authored/coauthored 194 research papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings. He also has five patents to his name.

Chapter 1: IoT Architecture. Chapter 2: IoT Protocols and Platforms. Chapter 3: IoT Sensors for Smart Homes and Offices. Chapter 4: IoT Sensors for Factory Automation-I: Tracking Components, Gaps, Alignments; Sticker Labelling; Proximity and Position Detection. Chapter 5: IoT Sensors for Factory Automation-II: Temperature, Pressure, Vacuum, Force, Fluid Flow and Level Measurements. Chapter 6: IoT Sensors for Traffic Control and Car Parking. Chapter 7: IoT Sensors for Energy-Efficient Power Grid. Chapter 8: IoT Sensors for Remote Health Monitoring. Chapter 9: IoT Sensors for Precision Agriculture and Farming. Chapter 10: IoT Sensors for Logistics, Fleet Management and Retail Stores. Chapter 11: IoT Sensors for Smart City. Index.