A Platform to Sense, Act, Communicate Through Drones
Overview Which How applications can we target? wireless technologies can help? Agriculture Infrastructures Industry 4.0 From Ground to Web Territory Ardito Desio
Our Field Wireless Technologies Overview Wi-Fi ZigBee LPWAN
Our Field Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) Pros Low Power Consumption Increased Coverage Possibilities Extended Reachable Range Increased Network Capacity Cons Less Provided Throughput Basement 20 km
LPWAN Comparison Zigbee/802.15.4 Multi-hop -> More devices to maintain and Routing Coordinator Routers Source LPWAN Single -very long- hop Sink Source
LoRa Physical layer Frequency ISM bands (Europe: 433 MHz and 868 MHz) Bandwidth 125 khz, 250 khz Modulation LoRa (proprietary standard) Narrow Band High Sensitivity -> Spreading Spectrum techinques
LoRa Modulation Spreading Factor Symbol time T s = 2SF BW When SF increases, Symbol Time increases and it is easier for the receiver to «recognize» a symbol -> better sensitivity G P = BW R S = 2 SF, so if SF++ then ΔG P 3dB
LoRaWAN Introduction Three classes of devices Star network topology Up to MAC layer implementation
Why LoRa? Long Range Better connectivity implies efficient UAV coverage
Why Drones? Mobility means go where needed Altitude means less obstacles Ground User
What ICT Solutions for the Internet of Things Better Environmental Monitoring and Control Technologies for Smart Spaces Wireless Data Collection From Ground to Web (via Drones)
What Better Environmental Monitoring and Control Sparse Areas Inaccessible or Harsh Environments Precision Agriculture improved harvesting Smart Farming faster management Landslides, Rivers, Water Management crisis prevention Drone Flights More Cost Effective
What Technologies for Smart Spaces Connectivity, Sensing and Actuation Wireless Low Cost Solutions Civil Infrastructures augmented control Indoor Spaces more reliable automation Smart Cities better services Cutting Edge Solutions
How Integrated Solution End User Ground Segment Flight Segment Data Segment Data Flight Ground
How Ground Segment Embedded Systems equipped with low cost radio E.g. Raspberry Pi with additional PCB Firmware programmable modules Sensors Collect environmental data Customised to specific applications
How Flight Segment Drones equipped with low weight radio Real Time or upon landing transmission of data
How Data Segment Data Analytics Online Maps Customised to specific application Process data as requested Display results
How A Project Lifetime Feasibility study Commitment Project design & Prototyping Look for hardware components Ground Segment Flight Segment Firmware and Software development Application modules Radio Data Segment Final assembly Prototype Example
UAVs Today Applications Personal use Photogrammetry Precision or Smart Agriculture Environmental Monitoring Our Demos Red Cross Proof of Concept Management and safety of rescue missions
Heron WiFi + Zigbee + 3G Up to 70 m distance video + 100 sensors/sec
Albatross GPS + LoRa + 3G Up to 10 Km distance 10 devices/sec
Albatross Up to 10 000 hectares LoRa + 3G 10 000 sensors in 20 min
Rescue Mission: the problem Coordination Safety of the mission of the rescuers User needs help! Already Explored
Example 1: Ground Segment Emergency and Target Found Buttons GPS Module Accelerometer LoRa Transceiver
Example 1: System Overview Web
PoC Coordinating operators on the field
PoC Coordinating operators on the field
PoC Coordinating operators on the field
Smart Buildings: application Monitoring of different buildings characteristics Building vibrations and seismic activity Temperature and Humidity monitoring Luminosity control CO 2 monitoring
Example 2: Ground Segment Luxmeter digikey.com ti.com Temperature and Humidity Sensor CO 2 Sensor Accelerometer digikey.com mouser.in Globe thermometer teko.it LoRa Transceiver itsensor.it
Example 2: System Overview Project RIGERS Cloud LoRa LoRa Sensor nodes Gateways Internet
UAVs Today Regulation Constraints Entities like ENAC or FAA control over flights Line of Sight Professional and Consumer drones Unreliability UAVs need to be safe to hover near or above people
UAVs Tomorrow UAV networks or FANETs
UAVs Tomorrow Collect sensor data for Smart Cities IoT Delay Tolerant Networking
UAVs Tomorrow ATG communication links Increase Coverage
UAVs Tomorrow ATG communication links Increase Capacity
UAVs Tomorrow Post-disaster Scenario
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