Plume tracking and prediction of atmospheric dispersion of gases using a wireless sensor network

The funding for this project SUG16/06 was used to support the research activities related to wireless sensor network for plume detection. The project can be divided into two main thrusts: (i) the development of low-cost low-power gas sensors and sensor arrays and (ii) the development of wireless sen...

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Main Author: Tan, Su Lim.
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-424622023-03-03T20:22:20Z Plume tracking and prediction of atmospheric dispersion of gases using a wireless sensor network Tan, Su Lim. School of Computer Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering::Computer applications::Physical sciences and engineering The funding for this project SUG16/06 was used to support the research activities related to wireless sensor network for plume detection. The project can be divided into two main thrusts: (i) the development of low-cost low-power gas sensors and sensor arrays and (ii) the development of wireless sensor node platform. The main challenges that have to overcome for these sensors are to address the power consumption and cost constraint. While conventional techniques employ wafer fabrication technology to allow circuit integration, such technique usually requires high start-up cost especially for low volume production. Moreover, the sensor fabrication has to go through several post-processing stages before any gas sensors are produced, further increasing the cost and complexity. In this project, a modified printed circuit board technique is attempted with polymer carbon composite sensing materials operating at room temperature to reduce the power consumption. The development of wireless sensor node has been aided by the advancement of integrated circuit (IC) technologies. The initial design was based upon discrete devices employing a microcontroller, a wireless transceiver and a separate data acquisition circuit. These have been superseded by highly integrated system-on-chip (SoC) solutions which were employed in the latest design. Lastly, these two modules were integrated to create the wireless gas sensor node. Most of the objectives listed in the project proposal have been achieved. SUG16/06 2010-12-28T07:18:41Z 2010-12-28T07:18:41Z 2009 2009 Research Report http://hdl.handle.net/10356/42462 en 7 p. application/pdf
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Plume tracking and prediction of atmospheric dispersion of gases using a wireless sensor network
description The funding for this project SUG16/06 was used to support the research activities related to wireless sensor network for plume detection. The project can be divided into two main thrusts: (i) the development of low-cost low-power gas sensors and sensor arrays and (ii) the development of wireless sensor node platform. The main challenges that have to overcome for these sensors are to address the power consumption and cost constraint. While conventional techniques employ wafer fabrication technology to allow circuit integration, such technique usually requires high start-up cost especially for low volume production. Moreover, the sensor fabrication has to go through several post-processing stages before any gas sensors are produced, further increasing the cost and complexity. In this project, a modified printed circuit board technique is attempted with polymer carbon composite sensing materials operating at room temperature to reduce the power consumption. The development of wireless sensor node has been aided by the advancement of integrated circuit (IC) technologies. The initial design was based upon discrete devices employing a microcontroller, a wireless transceiver and a separate data acquisition circuit. These have been superseded by highly integrated system-on-chip (SoC) solutions which were employed in the latest design. Lastly, these two modules were integrated to create the wireless gas sensor node. Most of the objectives listed in the project proposal have been achieved.
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title Plume tracking and prediction of atmospheric dispersion of gases using a wireless sensor network
title_short Plume tracking and prediction of atmospheric dispersion of gases using a wireless sensor network
title_full Plume tracking and prediction of atmospheric dispersion of gases using a wireless sensor network
title_fullStr Plume tracking and prediction of atmospheric dispersion of gases using a wireless sensor network
title_full_unstemmed Plume tracking and prediction of atmospheric dispersion of gases using a wireless sensor network
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