Energy sustainability in wireless sensor networks: an analytical survey

EA Evangelakos, D Kandris, D Rountos… - Journal of Low Power …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are considered to be among the most important scientific
domains. Yet, the exploitation of WSNs suffers from the severe energy restrictions of their …

A Q-Learning-based distributed routing protocol for frequency-switchable magnetic induction-based wireless underground sensor networks

G Liu - Future Generation Computer Systems, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Magnetic Induction (MI) based Wireless underground sensor networks (WUSNs)
consist of magnetic-antenna sensors that are buried in and communicate through soil …

Optimizing energy efficiency of LoRaWAN-based wireless underground sensor networks: A multi-agent reinforcement learning approach

G Zhao, K Lin, D Chapman, N Metje, T Hao - Internet of Things, 2023 - Elsevier
Extended battery lifetime is always desirable for wireless underground sensor networks
(WUSNs). The recent integration of LoRaWAN-grade massive machine-type …

Internet of underground things in agriculture 4.0: Challenges, applications and perspectives

C Cariou, L Moiroux-Arvis, F Pinet, JP Chanet - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Internet of underground things (IoUTs) and wireless underground sensor networks (WUSNs)
are new technologies particularly relevant in agriculture to measure and transmit …

Multi-channel assessment policies for energy-efficient data transmission in wireless underground sensor networks

R Soundararajan, PM Stanislaus, SG Ramasamy… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Wireless Underground Sensor Networks (WUGSNs) transmit data collected from
underground objects such as water substances, oil substances, soil contents, and others. In …

A wireless underground sensor network field pilot for agriculture and ecology: Soil moisture map** using signal attenuation

S Balivada, G Grant, X Zhang, M Ghosh, S Guha… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wireless Underground Sensor Networks (WUSNs) that collect geospatial in situ sensor data
are a backbone of internet-of-things (IoT) applications for agriculture and terrestrial ecology …

Detecting subtle subterranean movement via laser speckle imaging

H Bagheri, MAD Goodisman… - Journal of Experimental …, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT A diversity of organisms live within underground environments. However,
visualizing subterranean behavior is challenging because of the opacity of most substrates …

5G wireless technology evolution: identifying evolution pathways of core technologies based on patent networks

B Han, J Zhang, H Cai, M **a, Y Tu, J Wu - Wireless Networks, 2024 - Springer
With the rapid development of 5G technology, studying its evolution path is crucial for
innovation and development. This study explores the evolution of 5G technology using …

Batteryless Sensor Devices for Underground Infrastructure—A Long-Term Experiment on Urban Water Pipes

M Boebel, F Frei, F Blumensaat, C Ebi, ML Meli… - Journal of Low Power …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Drinking water is becoming increasingly scarce as the world's population grows and climate
change continues. However, there is great potential to improve drinking water pipelines, as …

A feasibility study of LoRaWAN-based wireless underground sensor networks for underground monitoring

G Zhao, K Lin, T Hao - Computer Networks, 2023 - Elsevier
With the continuous expansion of human interaction with the underground space, the
observation of underground environment (eg soil moisture) and underground infrastructure …