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Integration of a Mobile Node into a Hybrid Wireless Sensor Network for Urban Environments
Carlos Alberto Socarrás Bertiz1, Juan Jesús Fernández Lozano2, Jose Antonio Gomez-Ruiz3
1Faculty of Engineering, Universidad de la Guajira, Riohacha 440001, Colombia. csocarras@uniguajira.edu.co.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|January 11, 2019
Summary
Intelligent vehicles benefit from enhanced data through a novel mobile node for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN). This system integrates with existing networks, improving data access for robots in large-scale operations.
Area of Science:
- Robotics and Intelligent Systems
- Wireless Sensor Networks
- Cyber-Physical Systems
Background:
- Intelligent vehicles require extensive data for environmental adaptation and goal achievement, especially in large operational areas.
- Integrating external sensor data with onboard systems presents significant challenges for robots and vehicles.
- Cyber-Physical Systems and Cloud computing enable enhanced data utilization but require effective integration solutions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and implement a modular mobile node for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) suitable for vehicle integration.
- To enhance existing static WSNs by creating a Hybrid Wireless Sensor Network (H-WSN) with added flexibility and range.
- To enable real-time access to integrated sensory data for intelligent vehicles and users.
Main Methods:
- Design and implementation of a modular mobile node for WSNs, mountable on vehicles.
- Integration of the mobile node with a static WSN to form a Hybrid Wireless Sensor Network (H-WSN) without multi-hop routing.
- Development of a database for real-time storage and retrieval of data from both mobile and static nodes.
- Creation of a Human-Machine Interface (HMI) for user access to the gathered information.
Main Results:
- Successful integration of a mobile WSN node onto vehicles, extending network capabilities.
- Demonstration of a Hybrid Wireless Sensor Network (H-WSN) architecture providing enhanced flexibility and range.
- Real-time data acquisition and accessibility from a unified database via an HMI.
- Validation of the system in real urban scenarios, specifically for gas level measurements.
Conclusions:
- The developed modular mobile WSN node effectively enhances intelligent vehicles' data acquisition capabilities.
- The Hybrid Wireless Sensor Network (H-WSN) approach offers a flexible and efficient solution for integrating mobile sensing with static networks.
- The system provides real-time data access crucial for adaptive robotic behavior and informed decision-making in complex environments.
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