IoT System Integrating Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and LoRa Technology: A Performance Evaluation Study
Joint Authors
Cano, Maria-Dolores
Martinez-Caro, J.-M.
Source
Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-11-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Nowadays, the popularity of the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is high, and it is expected that, in the next years, the implementation of UAVs in day-to-day service will be even greater.
These new implementations make use of novel technologies encompassed under the term Internet of Things (IoT).
One example of these technologies is Long-Range (LoRa), classified as a Low-Power Wide-Area Network (LPWAN) with low-cost, low-power consumption, large coverage area, and the possibility of a high number of connected devices.
One fundamental part of a proper UAV-based IoT service deployment is performance evaluation.
However, there is no standardized methodology for assessing the performance in these scenarios.
This article presents a case study of an integrated UAV-LoRa system employed for air-quality monitoring.
Each UAV is equipped with a set of sensors to measure several indicators of air pollution.
In addition, each UAV also incorporates an embedded LoRa node for communication purposes.
Given that mobility is key when evaluating the performance of these types of systems, we study eight different mobility models, focusing on the effect that the number of UAVs and their flying speed have on system performance.
Through extensive simulations, performance is evaluated via multiple quality dimensions, encompassing the whole process from data acquisition to user experience.
Results show that our performance evaluation methodology allows a complete understanding of the operation, and for this specific case study, the mobility model with the best performance is Pathway because the LoRa nodes are distributed and move orderly throughout the coverage area.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Martinez-Caro, J.-M.& Cano, Maria-Dolores. 2019. IoT System Integrating Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and LoRa Technology: A Performance Evaluation Study. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1212120
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Martinez-Caro, J.-M.& Cano, Maria-Dolores. IoT System Integrating Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and LoRa Technology: A Performance Evaluation Study. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1212120
American Medical Association (AMA)
Martinez-Caro, J.-M.& Cano, Maria-Dolores. IoT System Integrating Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and LoRa Technology: A Performance Evaluation Study. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1212120
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1212120