Demo: Design and Evaluation of MoleNet for Wireless Underground Sensor Networks
Idrees Zaman, Martin Gellhaar, Jens Dede, Hartmut H. Koehler, Anna Foerster · 2016
In this demo, we introduce a new sensor node for underground monitoring called the MoleNet. The MoleNet is designed especially for wireless underground operation. The development of the platform is part of a revitalization project in Cameroon. Due to certain constraints, the project terrain requires a complete underground deployment of the soil monitoring system. The underground channel is quite different from the terrestrial channel and hence presents new challenges for the researchers. The MoleNet strives to overcome these challenges. It focuses on an increased operational life and enhanced communication range. The current revision of MoleNet achieves almost 5 years of battery life, an underground to underground (UG2UG) communication range of 7.5m and an underground to aboveground (UG2AG) communication range of 80m.