A Multi-layered Routing Technique for Sensing Train Integrity and Composition
2020 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
This thesis deals with an approach to monitor the integrity and composition of cargo wagons withthe help of Wireless Sensor Network (WSN). The WSN is to be fully automated that does notneed any human intervention for gathering information about the composition and integrity ofcargo trains, which are the most necessary factors for Cargo Logistics. The nodes are deployed inevery wagon along with the master node in the main locomotive. The master node in thelocomotive gets the information from the slave nodes placed in the cargo wagons in successivesessions. If there are any unexpected changes in the composition of the wagon, theacknowledgments to the locomotive will be terminated. This approach mainly focuses ondesigning energy-efficient as well as cost-efficient WSN. The designed WSN can accommodateto changes, which are caused by external conditions. The designed approach is also scalable. TheWSN is designed with the usage of Zigbee mesh protocol with Arduino Microcontroller as thebrain of the system that is validated and verified in the indoor, imitating the railway environment.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020. , p. 54
Keywords [en]
Cargo Wagon, Composition, Integrity, Scalability, Wireless Sensor Network
National Category
Signal Processing
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:bth-19489OAI: oai:DiVA.org:bth-19489DiVA, id: diva2:1432011
External cooperation
Better Solutions
Subject / course
ET2572 Master's Thesis (120 credits) in Electrical Engineering with emphasis on Radio communication; ET2566 Master's Thesis (120 credits) in Electrical Engineering with emphasis on Signal processing
Educational program
ETARX Master of Science Programme in Electrical Engineering with emphasis on Radio Communication; ETASX Master of Science Programme in Electrical Engineering with emphasis on Signal Processing
Presentation
2018-09-28, Conference Room,, BetterSolutions S.A, Gdansk, Poland, 14:00 (English)
Supervisors
Examiners
2020-06-012020-05-252020-06-01Bibliographically approved