Recent Trends in Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSNs) – A Systematic Literature Review

Tariq, Ayesha; Azam, Farooque; Anwar, Muhammad Waseem; Zahoor, Tayyba; Muzaffar, Abdul Wahab

doi:10.1134/s0361768820080228

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“…Now, these models face various issues 19 which interrupt the network communications between sensor nodes. In this model, it has been assumed that the ocean current thickness is uniform with dynamic speeds, which stays in rows, and also, those currents control the sensor node movement 20 . But in real‐world usage, a correlation between the layers without neglecting the properties for cluster mobility in UWASNs is required.…”

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confidence: 99%

An efficient self‐deployment methodology for maximized coverage of mobile underwater sensor networks

Roy

2022

Int J Communication

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SummaryA well‐optimized and well‐performed communication network protocol is necessary to build successful underwater acoustic sensor networks (UWASNs). But for wired and wireless communication, medium access control (MAC) has a great effect on network performance and optimization. But unlike land‐based MAC protocols, underwater MAC protocols come with various challenges and issues like high propagation delay, limited bandwidth for communication signals, large attenuation in network signals, and the high noise level in signals. It is very challenging to build a well‐optimized underwater MAC protocol. Also, in UWASN, sensor nodes are generally divided into sub‐network parts to reduce the propagation delay of data signals. But this creates the problem of non‐uniform traffic load in sensor nodes. So, considering these issues, dynamic hold time MAC (DHT‐MAC) protocol is proposed here. In this protocol, depending on the distance from the central node, sensor nodes are divided into two sub‐network zones (parent node and child node). Depending on the traffic load and propagation delay, the child nodes can change their respective parent nodes dynamically. Advantage of the proposed method is that, if any of the parent nodes stops working, the child node will connect to the nearest parent node. When collecting the data signals, it has been observed that child nodes have a light traffic load compared to parent nodes. So dynamic cooperative transmission MAC (DCT‐MAC) protocol which is a contention‐based MAC protocol has been used in child nodes and as parent nodes have high traffic load, reservation‐based MAC protocol has been used.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

An efficient self‐deployment methodology for maximized coverage of mobile underwater sensor networks

Roy

2022

Int J Communication

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“…), go to Step 2. Otherwise, stop the iteration and the final localization result is obtained as ( 1) N −…”

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“…Underwater localization is widely used in underwater active/passive detection, autonomous underwater vehicle docking, underwater monitoring, and plays an important role in sea exploration. The existing underwater localization system mainly includes the underwater acoustic localization (UWAL) system and the underwater optical/wireless localization networks [1][2][3][4]. Since the propagation loss of the acoustic signal is much lower than that of the optic signal or the wireless signal in the water, the UWAL is the most effective way to achieve the long-range underwater localization [5][6][7][8].…”

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Three-Dimensional Ultra-Short Base Line Based Underwater Acoustical Localization Utilizing Modified Newton Algorithm

Liu

Qin

et al. 2021

IEEE Access

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The ultra-short base line (USBL) is a widely used technique in achieving the underwater acoustic localization (UWAL). Aimed at increasing the localization precision, we propose a threedimensional (3-D) USBL based UWAL method utilizing the modified Newton algorithm. Firstly, a modified Newton algorithm is proposed by introducing the singular value factor to address the nonconvergence problem, which dramatically deteriorate the localization precision in the traditional Newton algorithm. Secondly, a localization node selection algorithm is presented to optimize the localization precision and reduce the computational burden. Moreover, the localization precision analysis is implemented to evaluate the theoretical performance of the method. Finally, simulation and lake trial results prove the effectiveness of the method.INDEX TERMS Underwater acoustic localization (UWAL), Ultra short base line (USBL), Direction of arrival (DOA), Newton algorithm.

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“…Due to the growing demand for underwater marine applications, developing an underwater wireless communication connection has become a fast-growing yet challenging research subject in recent years. As evidence, many papers [1,2] offered underwater activities, including oil rig monitoring, offshore surveillance, port security, and geological studies, and associated expeditions solutions. However, due to substantial attenuation in the highly conductive medium, which restricts skin depth, existing models for wireless communication links in the air cannot be utilized underwater [3].…”

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“…In most related work, the challenges are the range of the link, reliable data transfer rate, and bandwidth capacity. To address these issues, two alternate approaches are usually utilized: (1) receiving RF signals at air while propagating at the seawater-air interface and then refract to the air path, followed by air to water signal propagation, due to a submerged transmitting source, and (2) utilizing the phenomenon of the guided wave at the air-seawater interface to build the wireless link. Several documents following both phenomena have been reported.…”

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Surface Waves Analysis of Efficient Underwater Radio-Based Wireless Link

Rauf

Jamil

Idrees

et al. 2021

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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The domain of underwater wireless communication (UWC) link is gaining much attention due to an increase in various underwater activities such as offshore hydrocarbon exploration, underwater unmanned vehicles (UUV), and military practices. Increased bandwidth and a reliable data link are mainly required for such activities. Both requirements of the domain are heavily affected by the highly conductive property of the seawater. This paper demonstrates the performance evaluation of radiofrequency-UWC, focusing on surface wave analysis, to propose a reliable solution for offshore activities. A constructive interference scheme can be useful due to the sharp difference in the properties of the two mediums (air and seawater). To that end, an experimental setup is created, and a corresponding finite element method (FEM) based simulation of the radio-based wireless link is run. This is because it has higher bandwidth and speed than acoustic and optical approaches. A conduction current mechanism transmits and receives data in a synthetic water tank containing a prepared conductive media (saltwater). The study of changing depths of transmitter-receiver nodes in saltwater shows that surface waves cause significant noise reception in shallow water (less than dipole length, below water level). During a series of experiments in the tank, the lowest bit error rate (BER) is observed only when the node’s submerged height was greater than dipole length. As a result, it is meant to provide a genuine data channel model. The discovery and analysis will aid in the development of a dependable underwater data link, with applications including short-range diver-to-diver communication, and UUV capability.

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Recent Trends in Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSNs) – A Systematic Literature Review

Cited by 12 publications

References 42 publications

An efficient self‐deployment methodology for maximized coverage of mobile underwater sensor networks

An efficient self‐deployment methodology for maximized coverage of mobile underwater sensor networks

Three-Dimensional Ultra-Short Base Line Based Underwater Acoustical Localization Utilizing Modified Newton Algorithm

Surface Waves Analysis of Efficient Underwater Radio-Based Wireless Link

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