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Figure 7-11 Prototyping Luminaire Structure.<br />

7.4.2 Desktop Illuminance Regulation with Distributed Mote-FVF Algorithm<br />

A desktop illuminance regulation system is realized on the prototyping structure<br />

by integrating the wireless mote photosensors, the wireless ballast actuation module,<br />

<strong>and</strong> the mote-FVF algorithm. An experiment was designed to demonstrate the<br />

feasibility of embedding the developed sensor fusion algorithm in each mote sensor.<br />

The mote-FVF algorithm described in Chapter 4 has shown promise in extracting<br />

pertinent sensor in<strong>for</strong>mation from a cluster of sensors while isolating disturbed or faulty<br />

sensors. However, it may create heavy wireless network traffic <strong>and</strong> significant energy<br />

drain if all the sensor nodes have to transmit readings to a designated central unit, which<br />

could be at a distance, <strong>for</strong> validation <strong>and</strong> fusion. If a cluster of mote sensors can per<strong>for</strong>m<br />

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