Visible light wireless data communication in industrial environments

Riurean, Simona; Leba, Monica; Stoicuța, Olimpiu; Buioca, Constantin Dan

doi:10.1088/1757-899x/572/1/012095

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“…The main challenge is light's limited coverage, primarily when implemented in large warehouses with high ceilings [256]. Also, the pollution existing in industrial environments can degrade the performance of VLC systems [257]. The industrial VLC-based solutions reported in the literature are limited compared to those offered for the smart city.…”

Section: B the Owc-iott In Smart Citiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Top-Down Survey on Optical Wireless Communications for the Internet of Things

Çelik

Romdhane²,

Kaddoum³

2023

IEEE Commun. Surv. Tutorials

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The Internet of Things (IoT) is a transformative technology marking the beginning of a new era where physical, biological, and digital worlds are integrated by connecting a plethora of uniquely identifiable smart objects. Although the Internet of terrestrial things (IoTT) has been at the center of our IoT perception, it has been recently extended to different environments, such as the Internet of underWater things (IoWT), the Internet of Biomedical things (IoBT), and Internet of un-derGround things (IoGT). Even though radio frequency (RF) based wireless networks are regarded as the default means of connectivity, they are not always the best option due to the limited spectrum, interference limitations caused by the everincreasing number of devices, and severe propagation loss in transmission mediums other than air. As a remedy, optical wireless communication (OWC) technologies can complement, replace, or co-exist with audio and radio wave-based wireless systems to improve overall network performance. To this aim, this paper reveals the full potential of OWC-based IoT networks by providing a top-down survey of four main IoT domains: IoTT, IoWT, IoBT, and IoGT. Each domain is covered by a dedicated and self-contained section that starts with a comparative analysis, explains how OWC can be hybridized with existing wireless technologies, points out potential OWC applications fitting best the related IoT domain, and discusses open communication and networking research problems. More importantly, instead of presenting a visionary OWC-IoT framework, the survey discloses that OWC-IoT has become a reality by emphasizing ongoing proof-of-concept prototyping efforts and available commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) OWC-IoT products.

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Section: B the Owc-iott In Smart Citiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Top-Down Survey on Optical Wireless Communications for the Internet of Things

Çelik

Romdhane²,

Kaddoum³

2023

IEEE Commun. Surv. Tutorials

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“…The dimensions, irregular forms of these suspended particles with time-variable of cloud-density, negatively influence the entire VLC system, and consequently, the magnitude of optical power that hits the photodetector’s active area continuously changes. The extinction coefficient ( k ), due to many time-variable parameters underground, cannot be accurately calculated according to equation [ 98 ]:

where: λ —wavelength; I r —intensity of light at destination; I i —intensity of light at source; t —medium thickness.…”

Section: The Proposed Underground Ptandms With Hybrid (Rf/vlc) Local-...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The extinction coefficient ( k ), due to many time-variable parameters underground, cannot be accurately calculated according to equation [ 98 ]:…”

Section: The Proposed Underground Ptandms With Hybrid (Rf/vlc) Local-...mentioning

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Application of Optical Communication for an Enhanced Health and Safety System in Underground Mine

Stoicuța

Riurean

Burian

et al. 2023

Sensors

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The continuous monitoring systems developed for health and safety provisions in underground mines have always been a deep concern in mining activity, since this is one of the most dangerous work activities in the world. All mining activities must follow strict regulations that pose an increased responsibility for the design and implementation of novel technologies aiming to enhance both the workers’ and equipment’s safety in underground mines. Coal mines are some of the most dangerous, with high risk of explosion due to pit gas; therefore, we propose the use of visible light communication for local wireless transmission and optical fiber for remote-cabled transmission. We address, in this article, a complete system comprising real-time personnel tracking and environmental methane measurement, as well as the transmission of data, with a detailed explanation of the complete system and technical description with practical solutions applicable for industrial use.

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“…The main challenge is light's limited coverage, primarily when implemented in large warehouses with high ceilings [241]. Also, the pollution existing in industrial environments can degrade the performance of VLC systems [242]. The industrial VLC-based solutions reported in the literature are limited compared to those offered for the smart city.…”

Section: B the Owc-iott In Smart Citiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Top-Down Survey on Optical Wireless Communications for the Internet of Things

Çelik¹,

Romdhane²,

Kaddoum³

et al. 2022

Preprint

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The Internet of Things (IoT) is a transformative technology marking the beginning of a new era where physical and digital worlds are integrated by connecting a plethora of uniquely identifiable smart objects. Although the Internet of terrestrial things (IoTT) has been at the center of our IoT perception, it has been recently extended to different environments, such as the Internet of underWater things (IoWT), the Internet of Biomedical things (IoBT), and Internet of underGround things (IoGT). Even though radio frequency (RF) based wireless networks are regarded as the default means of connectivity, they are not always the best option due to the limited spectrum, interference limitations caused by the ever-increasing number of devices, and severe propagation loss in transmission mediums other than air. As a remedy, optical wireless communication (OWC) technologies can complement, replace, or co-exist with audio and radio wave-based wireless systems to improve overall network performance. To this aim, this paper reveals the full potential of OWC-based IoT networks by providing a top-down survey of four main IoT domains: IoTT, IoBT, and IoGT. Each domain is covered by a dedicated and self-contained section that starts with a comparative analysis, explains how OWC can be hybridized with existing wireless technologies, points out potential OWC applications fitting best the related IoT domain, and discusses open communication and networking research problems. More importantly, instead of presenting a visionary OWC-IoT framework, the survey discloses that OWC-IoT has become a reality by emphasizing ongoing proof-of-concept prototyping efforts and available commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) OWC-IoT products.

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Visible light wireless data communication in industrial environments

Cited by 12 publications

References 4 publications

A Top-Down Survey on Optical Wireless Communications for the Internet of Things

A Top-Down Survey on Optical Wireless Communications for the Internet of Things

Application of Optical Communication for an Enhanced Health and Safety System in Underground Mine

A Top-Down Survey on Optical Wireless Communications for the Internet of Things

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