Wireless Sensor–Actuator Networks
A special issue of Actuators (ISSN 2076-0825).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 March 2022) | Viewed by 5041
Special Issue Editors
Interests: embedded systems; real-time systems; mixed–critical systems; design space exploration; fault tolerance; scheduling/mapping techniques; software/hardware co-design; low power design; wireless sensor networks
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: developing on-line adaptive QoS mechanisms for cyber-physical systems and Internet of Things
Interests: networked estimation and control in wireless sensor and actuator networks; cyber-physical systems; task mapping and resource allocation in embedded systems
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recently, with the rapid development of wireless communication and embedded computing technologies, a lot of research activities have been dedicated to the fields of cyber physical systems (CPS). Examples include smart grid, green building, industry 4.0, health care, transportation, etc. In CPS, sensors are involved in monitoring the physical environment, while actuators execute specific actions in response to the data provided by the networks. Therefore, CPS combines the benefits of wireless sensor networks (WSN) and networked control systems (NCS). A closed loop is formed to integrate cyber and physical worlds. The goals, at both the device and network levels, are the same: efficiency, reliability, and safety. However, the design of such systems is a challenging task, as CPS are hierarchical. It is important to design novel resource self-management mechanisms, to avoid out-of-order and out-of-time execution of queries and commands due to the lack of proper resource allocation and scheduling between sensors and actuators. It also includes architecture modeling, theories of quality of service (QoS), routing protocols, and optimization methods to specify, analyze, synthesize and simulate system performance, safety and reliability, under different application requirements. The topics of interest for this Special Issue include but are not limited to:
- CPS applications (e.g., for assisted living, emergency services, smart homes, smart cities, smart energy management, etc.)
- Communication protocols, routing protocols, and scheduling algorithms
- Estimation and control mechanisms designed for sensors and actuators
- Safety, reliability, fault tolerance
- Real-time computation and communication
- Low-power design, energy management
- Architectures and methods for embedded system design and hardware and software co-design
Dr. Angeliki Kritikakou
Prof. Dr. Yeqiong Song
Dr. Lei Mo
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Actuators is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.
