Remote Control and Monitoring of ESRAEnvironment Using Sensors
Departments of
Electrical Engineering
&
School of Architecture
Dr. Nader ChalfounDr. Salim Hariri
Kiran Kumar Modukuri
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Description of Wireless Technology & Motes
The Wireless Digital Nervous System
Motes are A new breed of Intelligent Sensors that are smarter, smaller, and more adept at communications
Low cost, low energy sensors:
mems, Smart Dust ,nanotechnology
Low cost wireless platforms–integrated radio, uP
Adhoc Networking
Principle : Energy Saved is Energy Gained
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Next Generation Wireless Technology
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Wireless Sensors
Ultra-Compact Size Temperature & Humidity Sensor Barometric Pressure Sensor Ambient Light Sensor Photosensitive Light Sensor
4Mhz, 8bit MCU (ATMEL)
512 bytes RAM, 8KB ROM
900Mhz Radio
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ESRA & Wireless Data Acquisition System
Phase_5 Data Logging and control using Serial Communication
Internet
Phase_4 Base Station
Phase_2 Area of sensors Phase_3 WirelessCommunication
Phase_6 InternetClients
Inside ESRAESRA environmentTesting area
Control area
Phase_1 placement
500 feet
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Wireless Implementations
Environmental Monitoring
Structural Monitoring
Air Quality
Soil Moisture
Micro-Climates
Animal Tracking
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Alternative Approaches
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Building Monitoring
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Other Applications
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Engineering Issues of project
1) Sensor Network Sensor Interface Radio Communication
2) Base Station Management Radio communication with sensor Network Serial communication with server
3) Server Serial communication with base station Apache SOAP Server for serving the client
4) Client Querying Server for Node information Control, Monitoring, Logging and Display of sensed Information
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Implementation and Results
Proto Type Implementation of Monitoring of Light and Temperature Levels to Show Proof of Concept
Forwarding Serial Data to TCP port & logging data into MySql Database Monitoring and Analyzing recorded Data
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Implementation and Results
Real Time Monitoring and Controlling of Sensor Network
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Implementation and Results
Remote Monitoring on a Web Page
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Remote Controlling OF ESRA
Turning On and Off of Lights , Heaters
Automatic emailing Control Personnel of Possible Hazards
Turning off Sensors to save power while not in operation
Closing Windows and Doors OF ESRA Remotely
ESRA Manufacturer Monitoring Services
Monitor quality of material for different Climate Conditions
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Ongoing & Future Work
Autonomous Middleware for Sensor Based Infrastructure
Advanced Power Management Calibration and updating Firmware in sensors
Nodes Remotely More Reliable Communications between
Nodes and base Station
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Autonomous Middleware for Sensor Based Architecture
Sensor Network Gateway
Context aware Communication
Context aware Communication
Context aware Communication
Context Based Autonomous Middleware
Sensor Load balancing Services
Context Aware Services
Load balancing Services
Context Aware Communication Protocol