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Date of Award
2015
Document Type
Thesis - Pacific Access Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.Eng.)
Department
Engineering
First Advisor
Elizabeth Basha
First Committee Member
Carrick Detweiler
Second Committee Member
Louise Stark
Abstract
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have been a topic of research for decades. Researchers have been exploring different uses for UAVs with their growing popularity. In this thesis I develop a wireless sensor network (WSN) and introduce the theoretical effects of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for wireless recharging of individual nodes in the WSN. My research focuses on understanding how to use wireless recharging technology to maximize the lifetime of a WSN by simulating recharging on the physical nodes. Using a three by three grid of nine sensor nodes, I proved that recharging the lowest powered node in the network at each sink iteration increased the lifetime of the WSN by 538% when compared to no recharging. I also further investigate the potential uses of a WSN and UAV for detecting and deterring animals. Using wireless sensor nodes to initially detect movement, and the UAV to find the object proved to be a viable solution for offloading the more power intensive tasks from the WSN to the UAV.
Pages
65
ISBN
9781339312972
Recommended Citation
Eiskamp, Michael James Armando. (2015). Implementing Sink Mobility and Recharging Policies Using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. University of the Pacific, Thesis - Pacific Access Restricted. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/226
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