Why Wireless Sensor Networks? (Part 1)
Track, Monitor, Control: the three dictionary of WSN.
The unresolved mystery of the lost-in-action Malaysian Airline MH370 may not be history if our underlying technology are backed by these THREE key-techniques of WSN: a question to ponder!
… in tracking a critically endangered Malayan tiger species which is one of the rarest species of tiger on earth and now only has about 250 to 340 count of existence, a mote is attached to the body of the tiger and periodically transmits location-based signals to nearby motes in range.
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) are developed primarily on the intention to prevent, solve, and remedy some of the life-threatening and environmental problems of the life-being. Three main application areas of WSN are tracking, monitoring, and controlling.
One example of such application is where a group of ten of hundreds of motes (sensor devices) are used in jungle tracking application to track the movement of wildlife in jungle. Apart of being dangerous, no one is willing to stay and watch to keep track of animal where-about all day long in the jungle. However, with the use of a swarm of motes, this can be made possible. In one simple application, for example, in tracking a critically endangered Malayan tiger species which is one of the rarest species of tiger on earth and now only has about 250 to 340 count in existence, a mote is attached to the body of the tiger and periodically transmits location-based signals to nearby motes in range. This information is hopped over to main receiver (usually called base-station) located in the same area. The base-station is physically similar to other motes but has capabilities to connect to the Internet so any signals reached to it, can directly be sent to a remote observer. Any signals failed to reach the observer in timely manner indicates a lost tracks to the animal, which subsequently suggests some bad things happened to the tiger and need further investigation. The application can be made even more inspiring by evaluating different walking or running speed of the tiger. Simple logic is that highest running frequency speed can suggestively indicates the tiger is chased by predatory animals while dormant frequency means the tiger is in unnecessary deep sleep state or in critical situation of body injury. This simple application of WSN helps preserve invaluable nature life and keeping the universe safely in balance.
Not only wildlife animal could be save, but human life, in essence. Imagine how WSN could prevent the MH370 tragedy before becoming mystery. The capability of WSN in this scenario is to deliver alerting mechanism to the Air Traffic-Controller Terminal of a predicted air crash event should the aircraft take-off the course. The mechanism simply track-and-inform of any mechanical or electrical parts failure of the airplane. This is just another example of the tracking feature useful in the WSN.
Yusnaidi, UTM
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