NeTS: Small: Networked Robotic Gerridae for Sensing and Communications in Aquatic Environments

NeTS：小型：用于水生环境中传感和通信的网络机器人水箱

• 批准号: 1320561
• 负责人: Matt Mutka
• 金额: $ 50万
• 依托单位: Michigan State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-10-01 至 2017-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1320561&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NeTS; Small; Networked; Robotic; Gerridae

The objectives of this project include the design of networked mobile robotic sensor nodes, which areinspired by insects within the family gerridae, that can monitor water quality in lakes and rivers, and jumprepeatedly to enhance communication capability to overcome the effect of water on radio signal propagation.This work will also develop energy efficient algorithms that carefully select sensor nodes to jump to gain thebenefit of longer distance communication while managing the energy required to jump. The robotic sensorcan harvest solar energy in a outdoor environment to maintain long term performance. New methods forsensor localization as the sensor floats within a lake or river will be developed as well as efficient algorithms to collect sensor data and deliver it to the cyber infrastructure that could be used for hydrology modeling and prediction.The results of this research effort should significantly enhance the capability of networked mobile sensorsystems for water quality monitoring in response to water pollution or other environmental conditions. Theseconcerns can be from oil spills, issues of bacterial levels, or even detection of levels of radiation from nuclear power plant disasters. This research should provide a cost-effective approach for water quality monitoring that can protect health and emergency management such as advising people to vacate areas of environmental damage. Furthermore, new sensor technology should be developed that provides enhanced opportunities for business and job opportunities to industries and society and provides students with a platform to learn and understand all levels of sensor development and operation.

该项目的目标包括设计网络移动机器人传感器节点的设计，该节点是由Gerridae家族中的昆虫所欺骗的，可以监测湖泊和河流中的水质，并跳高以增强连通能力，以克服水的效果，以克服无线电信号的效果这项工作还将开发节能算法，这些算法仔细选择传感器节点以跳跃以获得更长距离通信的啤酒，同时管理跳跃所需的能量。机器人传感器在室外环境中收获太阳能，以保持长期性能。新方法将置换本地化，因为传感器将在湖泊或河流中浮动，以及有效的算法，以收集传感器数据并将其传递到可用于水文模型和预测的网络基础设施。增强网络移动传感系统的能力，以应对水污染或其他环境条件，以进行水质监测。这些核心可以来自漏油，细菌水平的问题，甚至发现核电站灾难的辐射水平。这项研究应为水质监测提供一种具有成本效益的方法，可以保护健康和紧急管理，例如建议人们撤离环境损害。此外，应该开发新的传感器技术，为行业和社会提供增强的商业和工作机会机会，并为学生提供一个学习和了解所有级别的传感器开发和操作的平台。