A Wireless Sensor Network System with a Jumping Node for Unfriendly Environments
Joint Authors
Song, Guangming
Qiao, Guifang
Wang, Aimin
Li, Zhen
Zhang, Jun
Source
International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-07-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Telecommunications Engineering
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Mobile robots have been adopted to repair failed wireless sensor network systems for node damage, battery exhaustion, or obstacles.
But most of the robots use wheeled locomotion manner, which does not work well or even fails when confronted with obstacles in uneven terrains.
To solve this problem, this paper presents the design of a jumping robot to serve as a robotic node for wireless sensor networks.
The robot can jump up to or over obstacles to repair the broken network connections.
The robot senses its posture angle by using an acceleration sensor and self-rights automatically by using a pole leg after falling down on the ground.
The robot also can steer and adjust its take-off angle by the pole leg.
A network monitoring system with the proposed robot is built to test its basic locomotion capabilities and the network repair function.
Experimental results show that the robot can jump about 90 cm in height and traverse 50 cm far at a take-off angle of 75 degrees.
The robot can repair the network by jumping up to a 10 cm high platform.
The proposed system with a jumping node can provide powerful support for applications in unfriendly environments.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zhang, Jun& Song, Guangming& Qiao, Guifang& Li, Zhen& Wang, Aimin. 2012. A Wireless Sensor Network System with a Jumping Node for Unfriendly Environments. International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zhang, Jun…[et al.]. A Wireless Sensor Network System with a Jumping Node for Unfriendly Environments. International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Zhang, Jun& Song, Guangming& Qiao, Guifang& Li, Zhen& Wang, Aimin. A Wireless Sensor Network System with a Jumping Node for Unfriendly Environments. International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-481382
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-481382