Location via proxy:   [ UP ]  
[Report a bug]   [Manage cookies]                
Filters








80 Hits in 6.5 sec

Energy-Efficient and Fast Data Collection in UAV-Aided Wireless Sensor Networks for Hilly Terrains

Rezoan Ahmed Nazib, Sangman Moh
2021 IEEE Access  
ACKNOWLEDGMENT The authors wish to thank the editor and anonymous referees for their helpful comments in improving the quality of this paper.  ...  Using UAVs for data collection in WSNs opens a new horizon of energy-efficient data collection from remote and inaccessible terrains [9] .  ...  [29] also investigated the problem of data collection from harsh terrain.  ... 
doi:10.1109/access.2021.3056701 fatcat:cghf4i6lhbdajo2sm4ndzisewe

Leveraging the Technology of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Developing Countries

Sheila N. Mugala, Dorothy K. Okello, Jonathan Serugunda
2020 SAIEE Africa Research Journal  
Network coverage can be achieved cost effectively using UAVs for rural remote areas that are neglected by network operators because of their low economic return.  ...  Developing countries can harness UAV technology for humanitarian and development goals.  ...  UAVs can be equipped with suitable sensors which they can use for data collection especially in hard to reach and dangerous environment such as volcanoes [65] . 2) UAV wireless communications scenario  ... 
doi:10.23919/saiee.2020.9194383 fatcat:5bee5dupubg7jezx5l4xj7nkmq

A Survey of Collaborative UAV–WSN Systems for Efficient Monitoring

Popescu, Stoican, Stamatescu, Chenaru, Ichim
2019 Sensors  
Integrated systems based on wireless sensor networks (WSNs) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with electric propulsion are emerging as state-of-the-art solutions for large scale monitoring.  ...  The design of suitable algorithms for data processing, communication and control across previously disparate domains has thus currently become an intensive area of interdisciplinary research.  ...  Sensors 2019, 19, 4690  ... 
doi:10.3390/s19214690 pmid:31661937 pmcid:PMC6864552 fatcat:nhl3duh5xne4lphtoci2hubqhu

Sensor Node Activity Scheduling Approach

Jemal H. Abawajy, Saeid Nahavandi, Fahed Al-Neyadi
2007 2007 International Conference on Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering (MUE'07)  
In this paper, we consider the problem of energy conservation for grid-based sensor networks. A wireless sensor network architecture that is based on mobile base station is presented.  ...  Therefore, in order to extend the life of the sensor networks for the duration of a particular mission, energy has to be managed wisely.  ...  For example, an architecture for data collection using the concept of data mobile collectors is presented in [5, 7] .  ... 
doi:10.1109/mue.2007.190 dblp:conf/mue/AbawajyNA07 fatcat:bxgdttj5hngdzlp2ttztelbwme

A Survey on Machine-Learning Techniques for UAV-Based Communications

Petros S Bithas, Emmanouel T Michailidis, Nikolaos Nomikos, Demosthenes Vouyioukas, Athanasios G Kanatas
2019 Sensors  
In this context, the machine-learning (ML) framework is expected to provide solutions for the various problems that have already been identified when UAVs are used for communication purposes.  ...  In this article, we provide a detailed survey of all relevant research works, in which ML techniques have been used on UAV-based communications for improving various design and functional aspects such  ...  To coordinate the data transmission in multi-UAV cooperative scenarios, ML methods that enable the grouping the UAVs into several clusters based on their location, type of sensors, and type of data are  ... 
doi:10.3390/s19235170 pmid:31779133 pmcid:PMC6929112 fatcat:pnur7lmpj5bj7poebmdfpd6bhi

Development of Radio-Frequency Sensor Wake-Up with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles as an Aerial Gateway

Jianfei Chen, Zhaohua Dai, ZhiQiang Chen
2019 Sensors  
Second, recognizing the opportunistic sensing need, we further aim to focus on achieving energy efficiency through developing an active radio frequency (RF)-based wake-up mechanism for aerial–ground data  ...  Recent research endeavors further envision a systematic integration of aerial drones and traditional contact-based or ground-based sensors, leading to an aerial–ground wireless sensor network (AG-WSN),  ...  Sensors 2019, 19, 1047  ... 
doi:10.3390/s19051047 fatcat:x6jcak3e7bgkbcvh7xfufjyjkq

Energy-efficient and fault-tolerant drone-BS placement in heterogeneous wireless sensor networks

Fatih Deniz, Hakki Bagci, Ibrahim Korpeoglu, Adnan Yazıcı
2020 Wireless networks  
In the first step, each sensor node chooses low-cost pairwise disjoint paths to a subset of candidate UAV-BSs, using an optimization based on the well-known set-packing problem.  ...  This heterogeneous model consists of resource-rich UAV-BSs, acting as gateways of data, as well as ordinary sensor nodes that are supposed to be connected to the UAV-BSs via multi-hop paths.  ...  They can be used for data collection from the sensor nodes, and also support connectivity and fault-tolerance properties [47] .  ... 
doi:10.1007/s11276-020-02494-x fatcat:mvjm3ndhsre4rgr2g6tca6e6cq

Hybrid Path Planning for Efficient Data Collection in UAV-Aided WSNs for Emergency Applications

Sabitri Poudel, Sangman Moh
2021 Sensors  
In unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-aided wireless sensor networks (UWSNs), a UAV is employed as a mobile sink to gather data from sensor nodes.  ...  This paper proposes a hybrid path planning (HPP) algorithm for efficient data collection by assuring the shortest collision-free path for UAV in emergency environments.  ...  Moreover, UAVs are suitable for use in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) as mobile sinks to collect data from sensors powered by limited energy and then transfer them to the base station (BS) [9, 10] .  ... 
doi:10.3390/s21082839 pmid:33920627 fatcat:wkd4ibizp5hrdpttgg6elg4bcq

AI-Inspired Non-Terrestrial Networks for IIoT: Review on Enabling Technologies and Applications

Emmanouel T. Michailidis, Stelios M. Potirakis, Athanasios G. Kanatas
2020 IoT  
This paper justifies why non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) will bring the IIoT vision closer to reality by providing improved data acquisition and massive connectivity to sensor fields in large and remote  ...  During the last few years, various Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications have emerged with numerous network elements interconnected using wired and wireless communication technologies and equipped  ...  In this scenario, NOMA techniques were employed and the batteries of IoT nodes were recharged using wireless powered communication (WPC).  ... 
doi:10.3390/iot1010003 fatcat:xkjxfh6r2fd27jyuxazfc6lbqu

Non-Contact Vital Signs Detection with UAV-Borne Radars [article]

Yu Rong, Richard M. Gutierrez, Kumar Vijay Mishra, Daniel W. Bliss
2020 arXiv   pre-print
Signal processing techniques are critical in enabling UAV-borne radars for human vital sign detection (VSD) in multiple operation modes.  ...  Airborne radar carried on-board unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) is serving as the harbinger of new remote sensing applications for security and rescue in inclement environments.  ...  A highly autonomous UAV installed with a thermal imager, RGB depth camera, and radar sensor is capable of providing remote data collection and monitoring of patients in quarantine (Fig. 7) .  ... 
arXiv:2011.13982v1 fatcat:nlbq4o6s4vbcpii6ufdvymuyci

Machine Learning-Aided Operations and Communications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A Contemporary Survey [article]

Harrison Kurunathan, Hailong Huang, Kai Li, Wei Ni, Ekram Hossain
2022 arXiv   pre-print
This survey aims to provide a timely and comprehensive overview of ML techniques used in UAV operations and communications and identify the potential growth areas and research gaps.  ...  It is also unveiled that the reliability and trust of ML in UAV operations and applications require significant attention before full automation of UAVs and potential cooperation between UAVs and humans  ...  UAVs collect sensing information via onboard sensors such as cameras, infrared sensors, etc. The commonly used tool for processing the sensory data is linear regression (LR) and some variants.  ... 
arXiv:2211.04324v1 fatcat:2ytdjhxm5zfkpjjc4ajxb5lc6q

An Advanced Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Approach via Learning-based Control for Overhead Power Line Monitoring: A Comprehensive Review

Husam A. Foudeh, Patrick Chi-Kwong Luk, James F. Whidborne
2021 IEEE Access  
In addition, a sensor comparable to the Sony NEX 7 was used for data collection.  ...  Again in [170] , the UAV recharged the batteries of wireless sensors and other electronics from the electric grid.  ... 
doi:10.1109/access.2021.3110159 fatcat:r3bwct57jvgxxegzecskfsftrq

Search and rescue with autonomous flying robots through behavior-based cooperative intelligence

Ross D. Arnold, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Toshiyuki Tanaka
2018 Journal of International Humanitarian Action  
sensors mounted on the robots.  ...  The results demonstrate the value of using behavior-based swarming algorithms to control autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles for post-disaster search and assessment.  ...  This research demonstrates the potential for high value in the area of disaster data acquisition using swarms of autonomous UAVs.  ... 
doi:10.1186/s41018-018-0045-4 fatcat:mthu6nq3ufepfmi6gu454hhvpy

Sensors and Measurements for Unmanned Systems: An Overview

Eulalia Balestrieri, Pasquale Daponte, Luca De Vito, Francesco Lamonaca
2021 Sensors  
The advance of technology has enabled the development of unmanned systems/vehicles used in the air, on the ground or on/in the water.  ...  The measurements that these kinds of vehicles can carry out are presented and discussed, while also describing the most frequently used on-board sensor technologies, as well as their advantages and limitations  ...  For these reasons, a mothership must periodically recover and recharge the UUV, significantly limiting vehicle efficiency [71] .  ... 
doi:10.3390/s21041518 pmid:33671642 fatcat:b5lsggxdpvddnoii2ezppfumku

Energy-Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks for Precision Agriculture: A Review

Haider Jawad, Rosdiadee Nordin, Sadik Gharghan, Aqeel Jawad, Mahamod Ismail
2017 Sensors  
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) can be used in agriculture to provide farmers with a large amount of information.  ...  The irrigation application proposed in [28] collects field information in real time via the BT wireless communication protocol.  ...  The proposed method enables the UAV to collect data from WSN in harsh terrain and transmit it to the base station situated far from the sensing area.  ... 
doi:10.3390/s17081781 pmid:28771214 pmcid:PMC5579920 fatcat:57mdyjuefnezbpaph2i6nip7sq
« Previous Showing results 1 — 15 out of 80 results