Propagation Analysis for Wireless Sensor Networks Applied to Viticulture
Joint Authors
Lopes, Waslon Terllizzie A.
Correia, Felipe Pinheiro
Leal, Brauliro Gonçalves
Assis, Mauro S.
Alencar, Marcelo Sampaio de
Source
International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-01-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Wireless sensor networks have been proposed as a solution to obtain soil and environment information in large distributed areas.
The main economic activity of the São Francisco Valley region in the Northeast of Brazil is the irrigated fruit production.
The region is one of the major agricultural regions of the country.
Grape plantations receive large investments and provide good financial return.
However, the region still lacks electronic sensing systems to extract adequate information from plantations.
Considering these facts, this paper presents a study of path loss in grape plantations for a 2.4 GHz operating frequency.
In order to determine the position of the sensor nodes, the research dealt with various environmental factors that influence the intensity of the received signal.
It has been noticed that main plantation aisles favor the guided propagation, and the vegetation along the secondary plantation aisles compromises the propagation.
Diffraction over the grape trees is the main propagation mechanism in the diagonal propagation path.
Transmission carried out above the vineyard showed that reflection on the top of the trees is the main mechanism.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Correia, Felipe Pinheiro& Alencar, Marcelo Sampaio de& Lopes, Waslon Terllizzie A.& Assis, Mauro S.& Leal, Brauliro Gonçalves. 2017. Propagation Analysis for Wireless Sensor Networks Applied to Viticulture. International Journal of Antennas and Propagation،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Correia, Felipe Pinheiro…[et al.]. Propagation Analysis for Wireless Sensor Networks Applied to Viticulture. International Journal of Antennas and Propagation No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Correia, Felipe Pinheiro& Alencar, Marcelo Sampaio de& Lopes, Waslon Terllizzie A.& Assis, Mauro S.& Leal, Brauliro Gonçalves. Propagation Analysis for Wireless Sensor Networks Applied to Viticulture. International Journal of Antennas and Propagation. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1159282
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1159282