Energy Efficient Investigation of OceanicEnvironment using Large-scale UWSN andUANETs
Investigating coastal oceanic environment is of
great interest in pollution monitoring, tactical surveillance
applications, exploration of natural undersea resources and
predicting wave tides. Deployment of underwater sensor
networks for real time investigation is the major challenge.
Acoustic communication intends to be an open solution for
continuous wireless sensor network in underwater scenarios. In
this paper large-scale underwater Sensor Networks (UWSN) and
Underwater Ad-hoc Networks (UANETs) using Solar-Powered
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (SAUV) to explore the oceanic
environment is proposed. A kong wobbler carrying base station
with acoustic communication devices is considered, which
locates the pre-deployed underwater sensor modules through
acoustic communication. The sensor modules are installed
with various sensors and video capturing devices to study
the underwater resources as well as for surveillance needs
for predicting the environmental conditions. The simulation
results are encouraging as this approach is extremely helpful in
surveillance as the intruders are tracked and real-time video
streaming is done.
Keywords: Underwater Ad-hoc Networks (UANET’s), Underwater Sensor Networks (UWSN), Solar-Powered Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (SAUV), Acoustic Communication, Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks (UW-ASN), Geographic Adaptive Fidelity (GAF) Protocol, Kong Wobbler.
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Swarnalatha Srinivas
Swarnalatha Srinivas, born in Bangalore on 22nd October, 1964. Obtained Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering from University Visvesvaraya College of Engg., Bangalore, Karnataka, India in 1988. Obtained Masters degree in Power Systems, Bangalore, Karnataka, India in 1992. Currently Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Bangalore Institute of Technology, VTU, Bangalore, held the positions of Associate Professor, Lecturer, currently pursuing PhD under the guidance of Dr Narendra Kumar G.
Ranjitha P
Currently a student doing research under the guidance of Prof. Narendra Kumar G.
R Ramya
Currently a student doing research under the guidance of Prof. Narendra Kumar G.
Narendra Kumar G
Dr. Narendra Kumar G, born in Bangalore on 5th February, 1959. Obtained Masters Degree in Electrical Communication Engineering, (Computer Science & Communication) from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, India in 1987. Was awarded PhD in Electrical Engineering(Computer Network) from Bangalore University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India in 2006. Currently Professor in the Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, University Visvesvaraya College of Engg., Bangalore University, Bangalore, held the positions of Associate Professor, Lecturer and Director of Students Welfare. Research interests include Mobile Communication, Wireless Communication, E-Commerce, Robotics and Computer Networks.
Swarnalatha Srinivas
Swarnalatha Srinivas, born in Bangalore on 22nd October, 1964. Obtained Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering from University Visvesvaraya College of Engg., Bangalore, Karnataka, India in 1988. Obtained Masters degree in Power Systems, Bangalore, Karnataka, India in 1992. Currently Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Bangalore Institute of Technology, VTU, Bangalore, held the positions of Associate Professor, Lecturer, currently pursuing PhD under the guidance of Dr Narendra Kumar G.
Ranjitha P
Currently a student doing research under the guidance of Prof. Narendra Kumar G.
R Ramya
Currently a student doing research under the guidance of Prof. Narendra Kumar G.
Narendra Kumar G
Dr. Narendra Kumar G, born in Bangalore on 5th February, 1959. Obtained Masters Degree in Electrical Communication Engineering, (Computer Science & Communication) from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, India in 1987. Was awarded PhD in Electrical Engineering(Computer Network) from Bangalore University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India in 2006. Currently Professor in the Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, University Visvesvaraya College of Engg., Bangalore University, Bangalore, held the positions of Associate Professor, Lecturer and Director of Students Welfare. Research interests include Mobile Communication, Wireless Communication, E-Commerce, Robotics and Computer Networks.