Title :
Area Wireless Sensor Networks for Personnel Location under Coalmine
Author :
Chen, Peng ; Zhao, Chunhua
Author_Institution :
China Three Gorges Univ., Yichang
Abstract :
An in-depth study of applying wireless sensor networks (WSNs) to real-world mineworker location and tracking under coalmine is provided. Requirements of WSN for the application are developed that cover the hardware design of the nodes, the design of the sensor network, and the capabilities for remote data access and management. A system architecture is proposed to address these requirements for personnel location under coalmine. The strategies of implementation such as placement of beacons, base station installation are described and the location method is discussed.
Keywords :
personal area networks; telecommunication network management; telecommunication network planning; wireless sensor networks; area wireless sensor networks; base station installation; beacons placement; hardware design; personnel location under coalmine; real-world mineworker location; remote data access; remote data management; system architecture; Base stations; Educational institutions; Mechanical sensors; Monitoring; Peer to peer computing; Personnel; Power supplies; Safety; Space technology; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics and Applications, 2007. ICIEA 2007. 2nd IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Harbin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0737-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0737-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICIEA.2007.4318940
