Optimal Sensor Placement for Underground Tunnel Monitoring via Wireless Sensor Networks

In replace of human labor, wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are increasingly being utilized to perform structural health monitoring of underground tunnel. Due to its complex environment, the deployment of sensor nodes poses a big challenge to related staff. How to use the optimal number of sensor nodes deployed in the underground tunnel to obtain a satisfactory monitoring is our main consideration. In this paper, we propose a deployment strategy based on the optimal index to provide guidelines for sensor node placement. The objective of the strategy is to put sensor nodes in a proper site to gain maximum sensing information, thus eliminating redundant sensor nodes as well as saving costs.

Analisis Penempatan Node Sensor Terhadap Jarak Pengambilan Data Pada Media Tanah

Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB) describes the number of casualties, property and environment resulting from landslides. Wireless sensor network technology can minimize the loss of life, property and environment [1, 2]. Wireless sensor networks are prone to interference, especially in data transmission. Transmission of wireless sensor data can be disrupted if material is blocked. Slides that are easily landslide in Indonesia consist mainly of soil material [3]. Soil is one material that can interfere with wireless sensor data transmission and is influenced by aspects such as temperature, weather, soil composition, soil moisture, and soil homogeneity [4, 5]. This study focuses on analyzing the effect of sensor node placement on data transmission distance on WiFi-based soil material. The results of the analysis of the placement of sensor nodes planted in the ground resulted in an average percentage attenuation of signal strength every 5 cm depth increase in soil material was 4.90%.