Title :
Wireless underground sensor networks using commodity terrestrial motes
Author :
Stuntebeck, Erich P. ; Pompili, Dario ; Melodia, Tommaso
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA
Abstract :
The concept of a wireless underground sensor network (WUSN) is introduced and applications are discussed. The feasibility of utilizing commonly available terrestrial wireless sensor network (WSN) hardware solutions in the underground environment is examined. Experiments are run to examine the packet error rate and the received signal strength of correctly received packets for a communication link between two underground sensors and between an underground sensor and an aboveground sensor.
Keywords :
radio links; underground communication; wireless sensor networks; WUSN; aboveground sensor; commodity terrestrial motes; packet error rate; signal strength; terrestrial wireless sensor network hardware solutions; wireless underground sensor networks; Acoustic sensors; Condition monitoring; Electromagnetic scattering; Error analysis; Hardware; Remote monitoring; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Soil; Testing; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Mesh Networks, 2006. WiMesh 2006. 2nd IEEE Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Reston, VA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0732-X
DOI :
10.1109/WIMESH.2006.288625
