Wireless Sensor Systems for Extreme Environments

Habib F. Rashvand is Professor of Networks, Systems & Protocols and Director of Advanced Communication Systems, University of Warwick, School of Engineering, UK. Dr. Ali Abedi is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of Center Undergraduate Research (CUGR) at University of Maine. He has a joint appointment at the School of Computing and Information Sciences.

• List of Contributors xixPreface xxiiiPart I Wireless Sensor Systems for Extreme Environments–Generic Solutions 11 Wireless Sensor Systems for Extreme Environments 3Habib F. Rashvand and Ali Abedi1.1 Introduction 31.2 Wireless Sensor Systems for Space and other Extreme Environments 41.3 Chapter Abstracts 6Reference 192 Feedback Control Challenges with Wireless Networks in Extreme Environments 21Lonnie Labonte, Ali Abedi and Praveen Shankar2.1 Introduction 212.2 Controllers in Extreme Environments 222.3 System Dynamics and Control Design Fundamentals 242.4 Feedback Control Challenges when using Wireless Networks 322.5 Effect of Delay on the Transient Response of a Second-order System 382.6 Discussion 422.7 Summary 42References 433 Optimizing Lifetime and Power Consumption for Sensing Applications in Extreme Environments 45Gholamreza Alirezaei, Omid Taghizadeh and Rudolf Mathar3.1 Introduction 453.2 Overview and Technical System Description 463.3 Power and Lifetime Optimization 483.4 Visualization and Numerical Results 543.5 Application of Power Control in Extreme Environments 583.6 Summary 62References 634 On Improving Connectivity-based Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks 65Bang Wang4.1 Introduction 654.2 Connectivity-based Localization in One-hop Networks 664.3 Connectivity-based Localization in Multi-hop Networks 674.4 On Improving Connectivity-based Localization 704.5 Summary 78References 795 Rare-events Sensing and Event-powered Wireless Sensor Networks 83Winston K.G. Seah and David Harrison5.1 Coverage Preservation 855.2 Event-powered Wireless Sensor 925.3 Cluster-Centric WSNs for Rare-event Monitoring 1005.4 Summary 106References 107Part II Space WSS Solutions and Applications 1116 Battery-less Sensors for Space 113Ali Abedi6.1 Introduction 1136.2 Wired or Wireless Sensing: Cost–Benefit Analysis 1146.3 Active and Passive Wireless Sensors 1176.4 Design Considerations for Battery-less Sensors 1196.5 Summary 121References 1227 Contact Plan Design for Predictable Disruption-tolerant Space Sensor Networks 123Juan A. Fraire, Pablo Madoery and Jorge M. Finochietto7.1 Introduction 1237.2 Contact Plan Design Methodology 1297.3 Contact Plan Design Analysis 1407.4 Contact Plan Design Discussion 1457.5 Summary 147References 1478 Infrared Wireless Sensor Network Development for the Ariane Launcher 151Hendra Kesuma, Johannes Sebald and Steffen Paul8.1 Introduction 1518.2 Development Processes and Measurements of Infrared Transceiver Asic 1548.3 Summary 166References 1679 Multichannel Wireless Sensor Networks for Structural Health Monitoring 169Pascale Minet, Gerard Chalhoub, Erwan Livolant, Michel Misson, Ridha Soua, Rana Diab, Badr Rmili and Jean-Francois Perelgritz9.1 Context 1699.2 General Multichannel Challenges 1739.3 Multichannel Challenges for Data Gathering Support 1819.4 Sahara: Example of Solution 1889.5 Summary 197Acknowledgments 197References 19810 Wireless Piezoelectric Sensor Systems for Defect Detection and Localization 201Xuewu Dai, Shang Gao, Kewen Pan, Jiwen Zhu and Habib F. Rashvand10.1 Introduction 20110.2 Lamb Wave-based Defect Detection 20410.3 Wireless PZT Sensor Networks 20910.4 Wireless PZT Sensor Node 21110.5 Distributed Data Processing 21210.6 Summary 215Conflict of Interests 216Acknowledgment 216References 21611 Navigation and Remote Sensing using Near-space Satellite Platforms 221Wen-Qin Wang and Dingde Jiang11.1 Background and Motivation 22111.2 Near-space Platforms in Wireless Sensor Systems 22511.3 Overview of NSPs in Wireless Sensor Systems 22811.4 Integrated Wireless Sensor Systems 23111.5 Arrangement of Near-space Platforms 23411.6 Limitations and Vulnerabilities 23611.7 Summary 238References 239Part III Underwater and Submerged WSS Solutions 24712 Underwater Acoustic Sensing: An Introduction 249Habib F. Rashvand, Lloyd Emokpae and James Agajo12.1 Introduction 24912.2 Underwater Wireless Smart Sensing 25112.3 Netted Sensors 25612.4 Networking 26212.5 Typical Underwater Sensing Applications 26612.6 Summary 271References 27113 Underwater Anchor Localization Using Surface-reflected Beams 275Lloyd Emokpae13.1 Introduction 27513.2 UREAL Angle of Arrival Measurements 27713.3 Closed-form Least Squares Position Estimation 27813.4 Prototype Evaluation 28113.5 Summary 286References 28614 Coordinates Determination of Submerged Sensors with a Single Beacon Using the Cayley–Menger Determinant 287Anisur Rahman and Vallipuram Muthukkumarasamy14.1 Introduction 28714.2 Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks 28814.3 Dynamicity of Underwater Environment 28914.4 Proposed Configuration 29114.5 Distance Determination 29314.6 Coordinate Determination 29714.7 Simulation Results 30414.8 Summary 306References 30815 Underwater and Submerged Wireless Sensor Systems: Security Issues and Solutions 311Kübra Kalkan, Albert Levi and Sherali Zeadally15.1 Introduction 31115.2 Underwater Wireless Sensor Systems 31215.3 Security Requirements, Issues and Solutions 31415.4 Future Challenges and Research Directions 32015.5 Summary 321References 321Part IV Underground and Confined Environments WSS Solutions 32516 Achievable Throughput of Magnetic Induction Based Sensor Networks for Underground Communications 327Steven Kisseleff, Ian F. Akyildiz and Wolfgang H. Gerstacker16.1 Introduction 32716.2 Throughput Maximization for MI-WUSNs 32916.3 Results 34316.4 Discussion 34616.5 Summary 347References 34817 Agricultural Applications of Underground Wireless Sensor Systems: A Technical Review 351Saeideh Sheikhpour, Ali Mahani and Habib F. Rashvand17.1 Introduction 35117.2 WSN Technology in Agriculture 35217.3 WSNs for Agriculture 35717.4 Design Challenges of WSNs in Agriculture 35917.5 WSN-based Applications in Agriculture 36617.6 Summary 372References 374Part V Industrial and Other WSS Solutions 38118 Structural Health Monitoring with WSNs 383Chaoqing Tang, Habib F. Rashvand, Gui Yun Tian, Pan Hu, Ali Imam Sunny and Haitao Wang18.1 Introduction 38318.2 SHM Sensing Techniques 38618.3 WSN-enabled SHM Applications 39118.4 Network Topology and Overlays 39718.5 Summary 402Acknowledgment 403References 40319 Error Manifestations in Industrial WSN Communications and Guidelines for Countermeasures 409Filip Barac, Mikael Gidlund, Tingting Zhang and Emiliano Sisinni19.1 Introduction 40919.2 Compromising Factors in IWSN Communication 41019.3 The Statistics of Link-quality Metrics for Poor Links 41419.4 The Statistical Properties of Bit- and Symbol-Errors 41719.5 Guidelines for Countermeasures 41919.6 Summary 428References 42820 A Medium-access Approach to Wireless Technologies for Reliable Communication in Aircraft 431Murat Gürsu, Mikhail Vilgelm, Eriza Fazli and Wolfgang Kellerer20.1 Introduction 43120.2 Reliability Assessment Framework 43320.3 Metrics and Parameters 43820.4 Candidate Wireless Technologies 44020.5 Evaluation 44820.6 Summary 449References 44921 Applications of Wireless Sensor Systems for Monitoring of Offshore Windfarms 453Deepshikha Agarwal and Nand Kishor21.1 Introduction 45321.2 Literature Review 45421.3 WSNs in Windfarms 45421.4 Simulation and Discussion 46321.5 Summary 465References 466Index 469