King, J. and Bose, R. and Yang, H.-I. and Pickles, S. and Helal, Sumi (2006) Atlas : A service-oriented sensor platform hardware and middleware to enable programmable pervasive spaces. In: 31st Annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN 2006 :. IEEE, pp. 630-638. ISBN 1424404185
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Pervasive computing environments such as smart spaces require a mechanism to easily integrate, manage and use numerous, heterogeneous sensors and actuators into the system. However, available sensor network platforms are inadequate for this task. The goals are requirements for a smart space are very different from the typical sensor network application. Specifically, we found that the manual integration of devices must be replaced by a scalable, plug-and-play mechanism. The space should be assembled programmatically by software developers, not hardwired by engineers and system integrators. This allows for cost-effective development, enables extensibility, and simplifies change management. We found that in a smart space, computation and power are readily available and connectivity is stable and rarely ad-hoc. Our deployment of a smart house (an assistive environment for seniors) guided us to designing Atlas, a new, commercially available service-oriented sensor and actuator platform that enables self-integrative, programmable pervasive spaces. We present the design and implementation of the Atlas hardware and middleware components, its salient characteristics, and several case studies of projects using Atlas. © 2006 IEEE.