[article]
Titre : |
Characterization of wireless smart sensor performance |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
Laurent E. Linderman, Auteur ; J. A. Rice, Auteur ; Suhail Barot, Auteur |
Année de publication : |
2011 |
Article en page(s) : |
pp.1435-1443 |
Note générale : |
Mécanique appliquée |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
Mots-clés : |
Probe instruments Antennas Monitoring Communication Structural reliability. |
Résumé : |
A critical aspect of using wireless sensors for structural health monitoring is communication performance. Unlike wired systems, data transfer is less reliable between wireless sensor nodes owing to data loss. While reliable communication protocols are typically used to reduce data loss, this increase in communication can drain already limited power resources. This paper provides an experimental investigation of the wireless communication characteristics of the Imote2 smart sensor platform; the presentation is tailored toward the end user, e.g., application engineers and researchers. Following a qualitative discussion of wireless communication and packet delivery, a quantitative characterization of wireless communication capabilities of the Imote2 platform, including an assessment of onboard and external antenna performance, is provided. Herein, the external antenna was found to significantly outperform the onboard antenna in both transmission and reception reliability. However, the built environment, including building materials and other wireless networks, can significantly reduce reception rate and thus increase packet loss. Finally, implications of these results for a full-scale implementation are presented. |
DEWEY : |
620.1 |
ISSN : |
0733-9399 |
En ligne : |
http://ascelibrary.org/emo/resource/1/jenmdt/v136/i12/p1435_s1?isAuthorized=no |
in Journal of engineering mechanics > Vol. 136 N° 12 (Décembre 2010) . - pp.1435-1443
[article] Characterization of wireless smart sensor performance [texte imprimé] / Laurent E. Linderman, Auteur ; J. A. Rice, Auteur ; Suhail Barot, Auteur . - 2011 . - pp.1435-1443. Mécanique appliquée Langues : Anglais ( eng) in Journal of engineering mechanics > Vol. 136 N° 12 (Décembre 2010) . - pp.1435-1443
Mots-clés : |
Probe instruments Antennas Monitoring Communication Structural reliability. |
Résumé : |
A critical aspect of using wireless sensors for structural health monitoring is communication performance. Unlike wired systems, data transfer is less reliable between wireless sensor nodes owing to data loss. While reliable communication protocols are typically used to reduce data loss, this increase in communication can drain already limited power resources. This paper provides an experimental investigation of the wireless communication characteristics of the Imote2 smart sensor platform; the presentation is tailored toward the end user, e.g., application engineers and researchers. Following a qualitative discussion of wireless communication and packet delivery, a quantitative characterization of wireless communication capabilities of the Imote2 platform, including an assessment of onboard and external antenna performance, is provided. Herein, the external antenna was found to significantly outperform the onboard antenna in both transmission and reception reliability. However, the built environment, including building materials and other wireless networks, can significantly reduce reception rate and thus increase packet loss. Finally, implications of these results for a full-scale implementation are presented. |
DEWEY : |
620.1 |
ISSN : |
0733-9399 |
En ligne : |
http://ascelibrary.org/emo/resource/1/jenmdt/v136/i12/p1435_s1?isAuthorized=no |
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