A former general manager of engineering for General Electric, Daniel Sheflin currently oversees the development of new products as the vice president of technology automation control solutions at Honeywell International in Golden Valley, Minnesota. In addition to his professional interest in energy efficiency and general smart grid technology, Daniel Sheflin has established himself as an expert in the field of wireless sensor technology.

1. By Daniel Sheflin

2.  A former general manager of engineering for General Electric,
Daniel Sheflin currently oversees the development of new
products as the vice president of technology automation
control solutions at Honeywell International in Golden Valley,
Minnesota. In addition to his professional interest in energy
efficiency and general smart grid technology, Daniel Sheflin
has established himself as an expert in the field of wireless
sensor technology.
Rapidly evolving advancements in modern wireless sensors
have enabled computer engineers to collect and share data in
new and innovative ways. The real-time remote monitoring
capabilities of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are
revolutionizing daily operations in the healthcare, energy, and
manufacturing fields.

3.  The practical applications of wireless sensor networks
are extremely extensive.
Composed of a large number of sensor nodes
distributed throughout a general geographical area of
interest, WSNs can be used to monitor a wide range of
physical and/or environmental conditions. These
conditions may include, but are not limited to,
categories such as temperature, light intensity,
movement, sound, and pressure. Traveling through a
number of intermediate sensor nodes, collected data
are routed to a central sink node to provide a full and
accurate record of the current parameters in any given
area.