Implementation of an Interactive Environment With Multilevel Wireless Links for Distributed Botanical Garden in University Campus

Hicham Klaina; Imanol Picallo Guembe; Peio Lopez-Iturri; Jose Javier Astrain; Leyre Azpilicueta; Otman Aghzout; Ana Vazquez Alejos; Francisco Falcone

doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3010032

IEEE Access (Jan 2020)

Implementation of an Interactive Environment With Multilevel Wireless Links for Distributed Botanical Garden in University Campus

Hicham Klaina,
Imanol Picallo Guembe,
Peio Lopez-Iturri,
Jose Javier Astrain,
Leyre Azpilicueta,
Otman Aghzout,
Ana Vazquez Alejos,
Francisco Falcone

Affiliations

Hicham Klaina: ORCiD; Department of Teoría de la Señal y comunicación, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Imanol Picallo Guembe: ORCiD; Electronic and Communication Engineering Department, Public University of Navarre, Pamplona, Electric, Spain
Peio Lopez-Iturri: ORCiD; Electronic and Communication Engineering Department, Public University of Navarre, Pamplona, Electric, Spain
Jose Javier Astrain: ORCiD; Department of Mathematical Engineering and Computer Science, Public University of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain
Leyre Azpilicueta: ORCiD; School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
Otman Aghzout: ORCiD; SIGL Laboratory, ENSA-Tetouan, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco
Ana Vazquez Alejos: ORCiD; Department of Teoría de la Señal y comunicación, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Francisco Falcone: ORCiD; Electronic and Communication Engineering Department, Public University of Navarre, Pamplona, Electric, Spain

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3010032
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8
pp. 132382 – 132396

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In this contribution, an end to end system to enable user interaction with a distributed botanical university campus garden is designed, implemented and tested. The proposed system employs different wireless links to collect data related to different bio physiological parameters of both the vegetation mass and the surrounding environment. Detailed analysis of these multilevel communication links is performed by using deterministic volumetric wireless channel estimation and considering underground, near ground and over ground radio propagation conditions. An in-house developed technique enables accurate wireless channel characterization for complete campus scenario considering the multiple link types and all its composing elements. Node definition and network topology is thus obtained by wireless channel analysis of over ground, near ground and underground communication for both 868 MHz and 2.4 GHz Wireless Sensor Networks in an inhomogeneous vegetation environment. Connectivity to enable user interaction as well as for telemetry and tele-control purposes within the campus is achieved by combining ZigBee and LoRaWAN transceivers with the corresponding sensor/actuator platforms. Coverage studies have been performed in order to assess communication capabilities in the set of multiple underground/near ground/over ground links, by means of deterministic channel analysis for the complete university campus location. Measurement results in lab environment as well as full system deployment are presented, showing good agreement with deterministic simulations. Moreover, system level tests have been performed over a physical campus cloud, providing adequate quality of experience metrics. The proposed solution is a scalable system that provides real time trees status monitoring by a cloud-based platform, enabling user interaction within a distributed botanical garden environment in the university campus.

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ISSN: 2169-3536 (Online)
Publisher: IEEE
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
Website: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6287639

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