Title :
Wireless sensor transmission range measurement within the ground level
Author :
See, C.H. ; Abd-Alhameed, R.A. ; Hu, Y.F. ; Horoshenkov, K.V.
Author_Institution :
Mobile & Satellite Commun. Res. Centre, Univ. of Bradford, Bradford
Abstract :
The maximum transmission range of crossbow wireless sensors are considered and discussed for sensor to sensor on ground level communication, and sensor on ground level to base station on lamppost. Two different crossbow wireless sensors kits operated at 900 MHz and 2400 MHz bands were used. Both indoor and outdoor sensor to sensor communication ranges were performed for one and five different types of environments respectively. The performance of the crossbow mote with four different types of antennas, in term of transmission range was considered. Several measurement results for fixed power transmission of the two operated frequencies were recorded for comparisons.
Keywords :
wireless sensor networks; crossbow wireless sensor transmission range measurement; frequency 2400 MHz; frequency 900 MHz; ground level communication; Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Base stations; Light emitting diodes; Receiving antennas; Reflector antennas; Sensor systems; Sociotechnical systems; Transmitting antennas; Wireless sensor networks; Communication Range; Polarization; Printed Antennas; Wireless Sensor Network;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference, 2008. LAPC 2008. Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1893-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1894-7
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2008.4516907
