Memorias de investigación
Research Publications in journals:
Underwater Electromagnetic Sensor Networks - Part I: Link Characterization
Year:2016

Research Areas
  • Marine radioecology,
  • Engineering,
  • Postal and telecommunications services,
  • Radio equipment,
  • Sensor networks,
  • Processing and signal analysis

Information
Abstract
Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSNs) using electromagnetic (EM) technology in marine shallow waters are examined, not just for environmental monitoring but for further interesting applications. Particularly, the use of EM waves is reconsidered in shallow waters due to the benefits offered in this context, where acoustic and optical technologies have serious disadvantages. Sea water scenario is a harsh environment for radiocommunications, and there is no standard model for the underwater EM channel. The high conductivity of sea water, the effect of seabed and the surface make the behaviour of the channel hard to predict. This justifies the need of link characterization as the first step to approach the development of EM underwater sensor networks. To obtain a reliable link model, measurements and simulations are required. The measuring setup for this purpose is explained and described, as well as the procedures used. Several antennas have been designed and tested in low frequency bands. Agreement between attenuation measurements and simulations at different distances was analysed and made possible the validation of simulation setups and the design of different communications layers of the system. This leads to the second step of this work, where data and routing protocols for the sensor network are examined.
International
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JCR
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Title
Sensors
ISBN
1424-8220
Impact factor JCR
2,033
Impact info
Volume
17(1)
10.3390/s17010189
Journal number
189
From page
1
To page
16
Month
ENERO
Ranking
Participants
  • Autor: Gara Quintana-Díaz nstituto para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación en Comunicaciones (IDeTIC), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC)
  • Autor: Pablo Mena-Rodríguez Instituto para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación en Comunicaciones (IDeTIC), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC))
  • Autor: Iván Pérez-Álvarez Instituto para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación en Comunicaciones (IDeTIC), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC)
  • Autor: Eugenio Jiménez Instituto para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación en Comunicaciones (IDeTIC), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC)
  • Autor: Blas-Pablo Dorta-Naranjo Instituto para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación en Comunicaciones (IDeTIC), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC)
  • Autor: Santiago Zazo Bello UPM
  • Autor: Marina Perez Jimenez UPM
  • Autor: Eduardo Quevedo Plataforma Oceánica de Canarias (PLOCAN)
  • Autor: Laura Cardona Plataforma Oceánica de Canarias (PLOCAN)
  • Autor: J. Joaquín Hernández Plataforma Oceánica de Canarias (PLOCAN)

Research Group, Departaments and Institutes related
  • Creador: Centro o Instituto I+D+i: Centro de I+d+i en Procesado de la Información y Telecomunicaciones