title: Synchronization of pulse-coupled oscillators with a refractory period and frequency distribution for a wireless sensor network.
abstract: The present paper considers the synchronization of globally pulse-coupled oscillators with a refractory period and frequency distribution. The oscillators are capable of achieving time synchronization for a practical wireless sensor network. Furthermore, as a result of the stability analysis of the synchronization, a procedure for designing the oscillators is provided: the determination of the allowable refractory period under a given frequency distribution range. These analytical results are verified by numerical examples.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Information Systems, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan. http://www.eis.osakafu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Konishi
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kokame
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003198:Computer Simulation; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D009991:Oscillometry / Q000379:methods*; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D013686:Telemetry / Q000379:methods*; D014159:Transducers