scholarly journals Development of Extrospective  Systems for Mobile Robotic  Vehicles.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Johnny Robert Keogh McClymont
Keyword(s):  
Sensor Network ◽  
Network Architecture ◽  
Power Efficiency ◽  
Field Of View ◽  
Prototype System ◽  
Full Field ◽  
Intelligent Sensor ◽  
Hardware Configuration ◽  
Robotic Platforms ◽  
Position Sensitive Detectors

<p>Extrospection is the process of receiving knowledge of the outside world through the senses. On robotic platforms this is primarily focussed on determining distances to objects of interest and is achieved through the use of ranging sensors. Any hardware implemented on mobile robotic platforms, including sensors, must ideally be small in size and weight, have good power efficiency, be self-contained and interface easily with the existing platform hardware. The development of stable, expandable and interchangeable mobile robot based sensing systems is crucial to the establishment of platforms on which complex robotic research can be conducted and evaluated in real world situations. This thesis details the design and development of two extrospective systems for incorporation in the Victoria University of Wellington's fleet of mobile robotic platforms. The first system is a generic intelligent sensor network. Fundamental to this system has been the development of network architecture and protocols that provide a stable scheme for connecting a large number of sensors to a mobile robotic platform with little or no dependence on the existing hardware configuration of the platform. A prototype sensor network comprising fourteen infrared position sensitive detectors providing a short to medium distance ranging system (0.2 - 3 m) with a 360' field of view has been successfully developed and tested. The second system is a redesign of an existing prototype full-field image ranger system. The redesign has yielded a smaller, mobile version of the prototype system capable of ranging medium to long distances (0 - 15 m) with a 22.2' - 16.5' field-of-view. This ranger system can now be incorporated onto mobile robotic platforms for further research into the capabilities of full-field image ranging as a form of extrospection on a mobile platform.</p>

scholarly journals Development of Extrospective  Systems for Mobile Robotic  Vehicles.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Johnny Robert Keogh McClymont
Keyword(s):  
Sensor Network ◽  
Network Architecture ◽  
Power Efficiency ◽  
Field Of View ◽  
Prototype System ◽  
Full Field ◽  
Intelligent Sensor ◽  
Hardware Configuration ◽  
Robotic Platforms ◽  
Position Sensitive Detectors

<p>Extrospection is the process of receiving knowledge of the outside world through the senses. On robotic platforms this is primarily focussed on determining distances to objects of interest and is achieved through the use of ranging sensors. Any hardware implemented on mobile robotic platforms, including sensors, must ideally be small in size and weight, have good power efficiency, be self-contained and interface easily with the existing platform hardware. The development of stable, expandable and interchangeable mobile robot based sensing systems is crucial to the establishment of platforms on which complex robotic research can be conducted and evaluated in real world situations. This thesis details the design and development of two extrospective systems for incorporation in the Victoria University of Wellington's fleet of mobile robotic platforms. The first system is a generic intelligent sensor network. Fundamental to this system has been the development of network architecture and protocols that provide a stable scheme for connecting a large number of sensors to a mobile robotic platform with little or no dependence on the existing hardware configuration of the platform. A prototype sensor network comprising fourteen infrared position sensitive detectors providing a short to medium distance ranging system (0.2 - 3 m) with a 360' field of view has been successfully developed and tested. The second system is a redesign of an existing prototype full-field image ranger system. The redesign has yielded a smaller, mobile version of the prototype system capable of ranging medium to long distances (0 - 15 m) with a 22.2' - 16.5' field-of-view. This ranger system can now be incorporated onto mobile robotic platforms for further research into the capabilities of full-field image ranging as a form of extrospection on a mobile platform.</p>

TRIPLEPR-MAC: A Triple Queue Priority Based Medium Access Control Protocol for Wireless Sensor Network

2019 ◽  
Vol 09 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rinkuben N. Patel ◽  
Nirav V. Bhatt
Keyword(s):  
Sensor Network ◽  
Data Transmission ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Power Efficiency ◽  
Mac Protocol ◽  
Medium Access Control Protocol ◽  
Quality Factors ◽  
Medium Access ◽  
Critical Fields ◽  
Storage Unit

Background: WSN is a network of smart tiny electromechanical devices named as sensors. Sensors perform various tasks like sensing the environment as per its range, transmit the data using transmission units, store the data in the storage unit and perform an action based on captured data. As they are installed in an unfriendly environment, to recharge the sensors are not possible every time which leads to a limited lifetime of a network. To enhance the life of a sensor network, the network required energy-efficient protocols. Various energy-efficient MAC protocols are developed by Research community, but very few of them are integrated with the priority-based environment which performs the priority-based data transmission. Another challenge of WSN is, most of the WSN areas are delay-sensitive because it is implemented in critical fields like military, disaster management, and health monitoring. Energy, Delay, and throughput are major quality factors that affect the sensor network. Objective: In this paper, the aim is to design and develop a MAC Protocol for a field like the military where the system requires energy efficiency and priority-based data transmission. Method: In the proposed model, the cluster-based network with priority queues are formed that can achieve higher power efficiency and less delay for sensitive data. Results: In this research simulation of Proposed MAC, TMAC and SMAC are done with different numbers of nodes, same inter-packet intervals, and variant inter-packet intervals. Based on the script simulation, result graphs are generated. Conclusion: The proposed work achieves greater lifetime compared to TMAC and SMAC using priority-based data transmission.

scholarly journals Feasibility of peripheral OCT imaging using a novel integrated SLO ultra-widefield imaging swept-source OCT device

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simrat K. Sodhi ◽  
John Golding ◽  
Carmelina Trimboli ◽  
Netan Choudhry
Keyword(s):  
Posterior Pole ◽  
Field Of View ◽  
Retinal Diseases ◽  
Swept Source ◽  
Full Field ◽  
Swept Source Oct ◽  
Oct Imaging ◽  
Field Device ◽  
Areas Of Interest ◽  
Retinal Pathologies

Abstract Purpose To describe the feasibility of peripheral OCT imaging in retinal diseases using a novel full-field device. Methods A total of 134 consecutive eyes were referred and imaged on the Optos Silverstone swept-source OCT (SS-OCT) (Optos PLC; Dunfermline, UK). Scanning laser ophthalmoscope (SLO) images and the associated SS-OCT images were obtained in the posterior pole, mid-periphery or far periphery based on the nature of the referral and on new areas of interest observed in the optomap images at the time of imaging. Results A total of 134 eyes (96 patients) were enrolled in the study. One hundred and twenty-five eyes (91 patients) with 38 retinal pathologies were prospectively assessed and 9 eyes (5 patients) were excluded due to incomplete image acquisition. The average age of the subjects was 54 years (range 21–92 years). Thirty-nine out of 125 eyes (31%) had macular pathologies. Eighty-six out of 125 eyes (69%) had peripheral only pathologies, an area which cannot be visualized by standard OCT devices with a 50 degree field-of-view. Conclusions The ability to capture peripheral pathologies using an integrated SLO-UWF imaging with full-field swept-source provided high-grade anatomical insight that confirmed the medical and surgical management in a majority of cases. Its use in the mid- and far periphery provides a holistic clinical picture, which can potentially aid in the understanding of various retinal pathologies.

Full field of view super-resolution imaging based on two static gratings and white light illumination

2008 ◽  
Vol 47 (17) ◽  
pp. 3080 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier García ◽  
Vicente Micó ◽  
Dan Cojoc ◽  
Zeev Zalevsky
Keyword(s):  
White Light ◽  
Super Resolution ◽  
Field Of View ◽  
Light Illumination ◽  
Full Field ◽  
Resolution Imaging ◽  
White Light Illumination

A Wireless Sensor Network Innovative Architecture for Ambient Vibrations Structural Monitoring

2014 ◽  
Vol 628 ◽  
pp. 218-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Oikonomou ◽  
George Koufoudakis ◽  
Eleni Kavvadia ◽  
Vassilios Chrissikopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Network ◽  
Sensor Network ◽  
Network Architecture ◽  
Wireless Systems ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Structural Monitoring ◽  
Ambient Vibrations ◽  
Historical Buildings ◽  
Wireless System ◽  
Monitoring Technologies

Wireless sensor networks can be beneficial for monitoring ambient vibrations in historical buildings where the installation of traditionally wired system may be either difficult due to wiring difficulties or forbidden due to prohibitive legislation. In this paper, a novel wireless sensor network architecture is presented that is focusing on efficiently monitoring ambient vibrations in historical buildings. Traditional wired monitoring technologies are often difficult to be installed in historical buildings either to high costs for installing the wires or to prohibitive legislations. Employing a wireless system could be beneficial. However, as there is no wireless system of high resolution available in the market, an innovative network architecture is proposed that efficiently combines the benefits of both the wired and wireless systems. The problem of synchronization that this novel architecture introduces, is also discussed in this paper along with a possible solution.

Research on WSNs Topology and Application of Lightning Monitoring in Distribution Lines

2012 ◽  
Vol 433-440 ◽  
pp. 5573-5578
Author(s):  
Tie Liu Wang ◽  
Si Lei Shen ◽  
Jun Jie Wang
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Network ◽  
Fault Diagnosis ◽  
Sensor Network ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Routing Protocol ◽  
Power Efficiency ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Environmental Sampling ◽  
Distribution Lines ◽  
Distribution Line

Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) is used for such tasks as surveillance, widespread environmental sampling, security, and health monitoring widely. In this paper, a WSNs topology is proposed for lightning monitoring of distribution lines, which decides the number of nodes, routing protocol and power efficiency. The WSNs is deployed along the distribution line with nodes mounted on tall towers, which is used to monitor the lightning activities and accomplish fault diagnosis. At last, a monitoring system based on WSN is fabricated.

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