Practical considerations for wireless sensor networks in cattle monitoring applications

Kwong, Kae Hsiang; Wu, Tsung-Ta; Goh, Hock Guan; Sasloglou, Konstantinos; Stephen, Bruce; Glover, Ian; Shen, Chong; Wei, Du; Michie, Craig; Andonović, Ivan

doi:10.1016/j.compag.2011.10.013

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“…In cattle monitoring applications, general surveillance of livestock is convenient to keep watch on cattle health status, to detect disease breakouts, to localise them and to control end-product quality (meat, milk) [36,37].…”

Section: Environment and Agriculturementioning

confidence: 99%

Energy efficiency in wireless sensor networks: A top-down survey

Rault¹,

Bouabdallah²,

Challal³

2014

Computer Networks

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The design of sustainable wireless sensor networks (WSNs) is a very challenging issue. On the one hand, energyconstrained sensors are expected to run autonomously for long periods. However, it may be cost-prohibitive to replace exhausted batteries or even impossible in hostile environments. On the other hand, unlike other networks, WSNs are designed for specific applications which range from small-size healthcare surveillance systems to large-scale environmental monitoring. Thus, any WSN deployment has to satisfy a set of requirements that differs from one application to another. In this context, a host of research work has been conducted in order to propose a wide range of solutions to the energysaving problem. This research covers several areas going from physical layer optimization to network layer solutions. Therefore, it is not easy for the WSN designer to select the efficient solutions that should be considered in the design of application-specific WSN architecture.We present a top-down survey of the trade-offs between application requirements and lifetime extension that arise when designing wireless sensor networks. We first identify the main categories of applications and their specific requirements. Then we present a new classification of energy-conservation schemes found in the recent literature, followed by a systematic discussion as to how these schemes conflict with the specific requirements. Finally, we survey the techniques applied in WSNs to achieve trade-off between multiple requirements, such as multi-objective optimisation.

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Section: Environment and Agriculturementioning

confidence: 99%

Energy efficiency in wireless sensor networks: A top-down survey

Rault¹,

Bouabdallah²,

Challal³

2014

Computer Networks

802

452

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“…A system to monitor vital signs; temperature, heart rate, respiration and a tracking unit for cattle is presented in (Kwong et al, 2012). The system employs solar powered ear tags attached to cattle and rechargeable batteries for prolonged life span of the WSN.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development of Electronic Control Circuits for WSN: Towards a Livestock Tracking and Identification System

Maphane¹,

Matsebe²,

Namoshe³

2017

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

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Botswana's beef sector contributes 0.3% of the total world beef exports, i.e. US$ 42.4 billion as of the year 2013 and her major market is the European Union (EU). Unfortunately, her failure to comply with the frequently changing European Commission (EC) export regulations on livestock tracking and identification means that beef export to this market is sometimes suspended. Research trends indicate that smart agriculture solutions have gained popularity in agricultural production and can help keep up with the frequently changing EC export regulations especially on active tracking and identification of livestock. It is against this background that this paper presents the development of electronic control circuits for Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) and Group Special Messaging (GSM) to be utilized in a livestock tracking and identification system. It is envisaged that the proposed solution would help fulfill potential changes of EC regulations. Proteus 8 software is used to develop the circuit models. The controller used for this work is Arduino microcontroller. Simulation results show that the XBee shields are able to communicate successfully. This communication forms the basis for the WSN. The results indicate that the developed electronic control circuits for the WSN are viable. Future work will focus on the development of a prototype that will be tested and validated in real environment.

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“…Authors in (Kwong et al, 2012), investigated the practicality of WSN in cattle monitoring applications, the work defines deployment challenges, wireless framework issues, design consideration, analysis of animal mobility, data collection, real time collection and simulations. Animal-movements are reported to be a major challenge in downloading capability.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The projected increase of Photovoltaic (PV) applications and advances in thin-film solar cells technology provides many opportunities for application of solar on wearable devices and in small surface areas (Jager et al, 2014). A lot of research has been done on application of PV technology on WSN and on the application of WSN to tracking (Raizma et al, 2013), (Foulkes et al, 2013), (Huircan et al, 2010), (Kwong et al, 2012), (Nagl et al, 2003), (Choi et al, 2013). Due to the explosion of IoT research and smart technologies, WSN applications have increased significantly.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development of a Hybrid Power Module for Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks: Towards a Livestock Tracking and Identification System

Namoshe¹,

Matsebe²,

Maphane³

2017

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

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Smart technology and Internet of Things (IoT) applications have gained popularity in the development of agricultural systems with Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) increasingly becoming the building blocks for IoT applications. However, WSNs have a limited power supply. As a result, these systems have a short lifespan, limited memory and low computing power. This paper describes the development of a hybrid power module for WSN to be utilized in a livestock tracking and identification system. Mathematical and MATLAB-Simulink models are developed and used to simulate the characteristics of a lithium ion (Liion) battery; to power the mobile sensor node (eartag), a nickel metal hydrate (NimH) battery used to power the static sensor nodes, a solar cell and the hybrid power module. Simulation results show that individually, the power sources provide limited power but the hybrid system coupled with a switching block generates enough power for the system, this implies that the system is viable but a prolonged operation of the system will depend on the battery limitations and climatic conditions. Future work will focus on the development of a prototype that can be tested and validated in real environment.

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Practical considerations for wireless sensor networks in cattle monitoring applications

Cited by 63 publications

References 6 publications

Energy efficiency in wireless sensor networks: A top-down survey

Energy efficiency in wireless sensor networks: A top-down survey

Development of Electronic Control Circuits for WSN: Towards a Livestock Tracking and Identification System

Development of a Hybrid Power Module for Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks: Towards a Livestock Tracking and Identification System

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