| Abstract |
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) consist of large number of small and low-cost devices equipped with sensing and communication facilities to monitor the environment. The collected data are transmitted to one or more base stations which can attach to other networks and/or databases. WSNs show particular promises in applications that involve complex, human-made systems such as underground mines, factory and industrial installation. In this paper, smart sensor network architecture for temperature and fire monitoring in underground mine is evaluated. Based on application requirements and site surveys, we develop a general architecture for this class of industrial applications. The architecture is based on multiple complementary wireless communications access networks between the environment and external environment, by using IEEE802.15/ZigBee, IEEE 802.11 and the Internet. © 2019 Association for Computing Machinery. |
