MaquetteUne maquette est une représentation partielle ou complète d'un système ou d'un objet (existant ou en projet) afin d'en tester et valider certains aspects et/ou le comportement (maquette fonctionnelle), ou simplement à des fins ludiques (maquette de jeu) ou informatives (présentation pédagogique ou commerciale d'une réalisation ou d'un projet). La maquette peut être réalisée en deux ou trois dimensions, à une échelle donnée, le plus souvent réduite ou agrandie pour en faciliter la visualisation ou la manipulation.
Sensor nodeA sensor node (also known as a mote in North America), consists of an individual node from a sensor network that is capable of performing a desired action such as gathering, processing or communicating information with other connected nodes in a network. Although wireless sensor networks have existed for decades and used for diverse applications such as earthquake measurements or warfare, the modern development of small sensor nodes dates back to the 1998 Smartdust project and the NASA.
Conceptual modelA conceptual model is a representation of a system. It consists of concepts used to help people know, understand, or simulate a subject the model represents. In contrast, a physical model focuses on a physical object such as a toy model that may be assembled and made to work like the object it represents. The term may refer to models that are formed after a conceptualization or generalization process. Conceptual models are often abstractions of things in the real world, whether physical or social.
Context awarenessContext awareness refers, in information and communication technologies, to a capability to take into account the situation of entities, which may be users or devices, but are not limited to those. Location is only the most obvious element of this situation. Narrowly defined for mobile devices, context awareness does thus generalize location awareness. Whereas location may determine how certain processes around a contributing device operate, context may be applied more flexibly with mobile users, especially with users of smart phones.
