WE-safe: A self-powered wearable IoT sensor network for safety applications based on lora

Energy harvesting; Environmental monitoring; Internet of Things; LoRa-based sensor node; Safety application; Wearable sensor network; Cloud computing; Monitoring; Sensor networks; Sensor nodes; Emergency conditions; Environmental conditions; Environmental sensor; Hazardous environment; Internet of Things (IOT); Safety applications; Web-based applications; Wearable sensors

Abstract :

[en] Poor environmental conditions can lead to severe health problems. It is essential to develop effective, reliable, and fast response systems for people working in hazardous environments. This paper presents a wearable Internet of Things sensor network aimed at monitoring harmful environmental conditions for safety applications via a Lora wireless network. The proposed sensor node, called the WE-Safe node, is based on a customized sensor node, which is self-powered, low-power, and supports multiple environmental sensors. Environmental data is monitored by the sensor node in real-time and transmitted to a remote cloud server. The data can be displayed to users through a web-based application located on the cloud server and the device will alert the user via a mobile application when an emergency condition is detected. The experimental results indicate that the presented safety monitoring network works reliably using energy harvesting. © 2013 IEEE.

Disciplines :

Electrical & electronics engineering

Author, co-author :

Wu, F.; Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia

Redouté, Jean-Michel ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Dép. d'électric., électron. et informat. (Inst.Montefiore) > Systèmes microélectroniques intégrés

Yuce, M. R.; Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia

Language :

English

Title :

WE-safe: A self-powered wearable IoT sensor network for safety applications based on lora

Publication date :

2018

Journal title :

IEEE Access

ISSN :

2169-3536

Publisher :

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Volume :

Pages :

40846-40853

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Funders :

FT130100430

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