An autonomous wireless sensor network deployment system using mobile robots for human existence detection in case of disasters

Authors:
Gurkan Tuna;V. Cagri Gungor;Kayhan Gulez
Affiliations:
Department of Computer Programming, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey;Department of Computer Engineering, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul 34353, Turkey and Department of Computer Engineering, Abdullah Gul University (AGU), Kayseri, Turkey;Department of Control and Automation Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul 34349, Turkey
Venue:
Ad Hoc Networks
Year:
2014

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Abstract

This paper presents a novel approach of using autonomous mobile robots to deploy a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) for human existence detection in case of disasters. During WSN deployment, mobile robots perform cooperative Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) and communicate over the WSN. The proposed system has important advantages over a human-assisted system, including autonomous deployment, aggregated intelligence, and flexibility. However, the realization of these envisaged gains depends on communication and coordination capabilities of the system. In this study, the advantages of an autonomous WSN deployment system by mobile robots, design principles and implementation related issues have been explained. In addition, simulation studies have been performed to show the effectiveness of the proposed approach considering WSN coverage, coordination strategies, and SLAM perspectives. Overall, this paper addresses the advantages of using multiple robots for WSN deployment in terms of cooperative exploration and cooperative SLAM, the benefit of simultaneously deploying wireless sensor nodes during the exploration of an unknown deployment zone and the use of WSN-based communication as an alternative communication method during exploration.