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optimal light settings were in turn sent to the ballast actuators in the luminaires so as to<br />

deliver the desired lighting.<br />

1.4 Research Scope<br />

The development of an energy-efficient wireless lighting system involves<br />

incorporating the knowledge of both wireless sensor networks <strong>and</strong> lighting control<br />

strategies, each of which is supported by a devoted research community. This<br />

dissertation is meant <strong>for</strong> bridging these two technologies <strong>and</strong> demonstrating the<br />

feasibility <strong>and</strong> benefits of such an integrated lighting system. The work within the scope<br />

of this dissertation is broken into the following three primary sets:<br />

(1) Development of application level technologies <strong>for</strong> harnessing wireless sensor <strong>and</strong><br />

actuator networks to lighting management systems.<br />

(2) Feasibility demonstration of interfacing lighting control components with<br />

wireless sensor <strong>and</strong> actuator technologies.<br />

(3) Implementation of the integrated energy-efficient lighting system.<br />

The development of application level technologies takes full advantage of the<br />

wireless sensor <strong>and</strong> actuator networks <strong>for</strong> lighting management, including wireless<br />

communication capability, massive deployment potential, <strong>and</strong> individual addressability<br />

<strong>and</strong> controllability. The emphasis on application level technologies implies that the<br />

concerns of lower level wireless networking protocols <strong>and</strong> architecture, such as media<br />

access control (MAC), duty cycle optimization, synchronization, etc., are beyond the<br />

scope of this research. The development of efficient lower level networking protocols is<br />

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