Title :
A Wireless Sensor Network Used in Coal Mines
Author :
Meng Bai ; Xiaoguang Zhao ; Zeng-Guang Hou ; Min Tan
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Autom. Chinese Acad. of Sci., Beijing
Abstract :
A wireless sensor network used at coal faces to acquire sensor data is designed. Based on the characteristics of coal faces, a special topology of the wireless sensor network is adopted, which makes the network more suitable for the surroundings of coal faces. By analyzing the relation between signal strength and the successful probability of communication, the route signal strength is defined and the selecting route conditions are proposed. Then, the method using the selecting route conditions to form an ad hoc wireless sensor network is put forward. Experimental results verify the validity of the algorithm. Finally, the hardware realization of the network is introduced, which supports the ZigBee standard.
Keywords :
ad hoc networks; coal; mining; telecommunication network management; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication network topology; wireless sensor networks; ZigBee standard; ad hoc wireless sensor network; coal face characteristics; coal mines; communication probability; hardware realization; network management; network topology; route signal strength; sensor data; Collaboration; Gas detectors; Hardware; Information retrieval; Monitoring; Network topology; Peer to peer computing; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Signal analysis; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Networking, Sensing and Control, 2007 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1076-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-1076-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICNSC.2007.372798
