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Performance study of wireless sensor and actuator networks in forest fire scenarios
Author(s) -
Kułakowski Paweł,
Calle Eusebi,
Marzo Jose L.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of communication systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.344
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1099-1131
pISSN - 1074-5351
DOI - 10.1002/dac.2311
Subject(s) - computer science , actuator , wireless sensor network , wireless , degradation (telecommunications) , fire detection , real time computing , set (abstract data type) , architecture , computer network , telecommunications , architectural engineering , artificial intelligence , engineering , art , visual arts , programming language
SUMMARY Wireless sensor and actuator networks (WSANs) for environmental disaster scenarios are considered in this paper. A fully independent and autonomous WSAN system that is able to detect and extinguish a fire in a burning wildland area is proposed. Although forest fire detection is a classical application for sensor networks, in this paper, this research area is extended, taking into account actuators and their ability to put out fire in the presence of measurement inaccuracy and network degradation. A system architecture is proposed, modelled and discussed. An extensive set of computer simulations analysing the system performance is reported. The presented results show the efficiency of fire‐fighting actions depending on the sensors' density and the actuators' mobility. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.