Using mobile robots to harvest data from sensor fields

Authors:
Onur Tekdas;Volkan Isler;Jong Hyun Lim;Andreas Terzis
Affiliations:
University of Minnesota;University of Minnesota;Johns Hopkins University;Johns Hopkins University
Venue:
IEEE Wireless Communications
Year:
2009

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Abstract

We explore synergies among mobile robots and wireless sensor networks in environmental monitoring through a system in which robotic data mules collect measurements gathered by sensing nodes. A proof-of-concept implementation demonstrates that this approach significantly increases the lifetime of the system by conserving energy that the sensing nodes otherwise would use for communication.