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Table of Contents<br />

Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................................1<br />

1.1 Research Goal ..................................................................................................1<br />

1.2 Research System Architecture ..........................................................................2<br />

1.3 Research Method..............................................................................................4<br />

1.3.1 Theoretical Development...........................................................................4<br />

1.3.2 Implementations ........................................................................................6<br />

1.3.3 Verification of Theoretical Works with Implementations ...........................8<br />

1.4 Research Scope...............................................................................................10<br />

1.5 Research Contributions...................................................................................11<br />

1.6 Dissertation Outline........................................................................................12<br />

Chapter 2 Motivation.............................................................................................14<br />

2.1 <strong>Energy</strong> Efficiency of <strong>Lighting</strong> in Commercial Buildings.................................14<br />

2.1.1 Environmental Impact of Commercial Buildings......................................15<br />

2.1.2 <strong>Lighting</strong> Control Strategies <strong>and</strong> Potential Savings....................................16<br />

2.1.3 Challenges of Current Technologies.........................................................18<br />

2.2 <strong>Wireless</strong> <strong>Sensor</strong> <strong>Networks</strong> ..............................................................................20<br />

2.2.1 Characteristics of <strong>Wireless</strong> <strong>Sensor</strong> Nodes.................................................20<br />

2.2.2 Characteristics of <strong>Wireless</strong> <strong>Sensor</strong> <strong>Networks</strong>............................................22<br />

2.2.3 Popular Applications of <strong>Sensor</strong> <strong>Networks</strong> ................................................24<br />

2.2.4 <strong>Wireless</strong> <strong>Sensor</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Actuator</strong> <strong>Networks</strong>...................................................26<br />

Chapter 3 Related Research <strong>and</strong> Literature Review ............................................28<br />

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