Title :
Using mobile robots to harvest data from sensor fields
Author :
Tekdas, Onur ; Isler, Volkan ; Lim, Jong Hyun ; Terzis, Andreas
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
fDate :
2/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We explore synergies among mobile robots and wireless sensor networks in environmental monitoring through a system in which robotic data mules collect measurements gathered by sensing nodes. A proof-of-concept implementation demonstrates that this approach significantly increases the lifetime of the system by conserving energy that the sensing nodes otherwise would use for communication.
Keywords :
energy conservation; mobile robots; wireless sensor networks; environmental monitoring; mobile robots; networked robotics; wireless communications; wireless sensor networks; Batteries; Clustering algorithms; Microcontrollers; Mobile robots; Monitoring; Robot sensing systems; Routing; Temperature; Underwater vehicles; Wireless sensor networks;
Journal_Title :
Wireless Communications, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MWC.2009.4804365
