Title :
UAV relay network to support WSN connectivity
Author :
De Freitas, Edison Pignaton ; Heimfarth, Tales ; Netto, Ivayr Farah ; Lino, Carlos Eduardo ; Pereira, Carlos Eduardo ; Ferreira, Armando Morado ; Wagner, Flávio Rech ; Larsson, Tony
Author_Institution :
IDE, Halmstad Univ., Halmstad, Sweden
Abstract :
An important problem in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) is the occurrence of failures that lead to the disconnection of parts of the network, compromising the final results achieved by the WSN operation. A way to overcome such problem is to provide a reliable connection to support the connectivity via other types of nodes that communicate with the sensor nodes. This paper proposes the usage of a network composed by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) as a relay network to guarantee the delivery of data produced by WSN nodes on the ground to the users. Results from simulations of the proposed technique are provided and discussed.
Keywords :
aircraft instrumentation; remotely operated vehicles; telecommunication network reliability; telecommunication network routing; wireless sensor networks; UAV relay network; WSN connectivity; data delivery; failure occurrence; reliable connection; unmanned aerial vehicles; wireless sensor networks; Base stations; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Peer to peer computing; Relays; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Wireless sensor networks; Network Connectivity; Networked Unmanned Aerial Vehicles; Relay Network;
Conference_Titel :
Ultra Modern Telecommunications and Control Systems and Workshops (ICUMT), 2010 International Congress on
Conference_Location :
Moscow
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7285-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICUMT.2010.5676621
