Development of a sensor node with impact resistance capability for gathering disaster area information

Author

Sawai, Kei ; Kono, Hitoshi ; Suzuki, Tsuyoshi ; Kawabata, Kuniaki ; Hada, Yasushi

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf. & Commun. Eng., Tokyo Denki Univ., Kanda

fYear

2008

fDate

17-19 June 2008

Firstpage

259

Lastpage

259

Abstract

This paper discusses a wireless sensor node with impact resistance capability. We have been discussing the development of disaster information gathering system utilizing wireless sensor network deployed by rescue robots for underground facility such as metro station. For convenient and efficient deployment of a sensor network, we proposed throwing deployment method. To realize throwing deployment, we developed a wireless sensor node with impact resistance capability for withstanding landing impact. An impact resistance capability and throughput of communication of sensor nodes were confirmed.

Keywords

disasters; impact (mechanical); service robots; wireless sensor networks; disaster area information gathering; impact resistance capability; landing impact; rescue robots; throwing deployment method; wireless sensor network; Communications technology; Intelligent sensors; Intelligent systems; Mobile robots; Paper technology; Prototypes; Robot sensing systems; Sensor systems; Throughput; Wireless sensor networks; impact resistance capability; launching deployment; rescue robot; wireless sensor node;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Networked Sensing Systems, 2008. INSS 2008. 5th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kanazawa

Print_ISBN

978-4-907764-31-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INSS.2008.4610853

Filename

4610853