RT Journal Article
T1 Realistic deployment of hybrid wireless sensor networks based on ZigBee and LoRa for search and rescue applications
A1 Bravo-Arrabal, Juan
A1 Zambrana-López, Pablo
A1 Fernández-Lozano, Juan Jesús
A1 Gómez-Ruiz, José Antonio
A1 Serón-Barba, Javier
A1 García-Cerezo, Alfonso José
K1 Gestión de emergencias - Innovaciones tecnológicas
AB Search and Rescue operations in emergency response to natural or human catastrophes have themain objective of locating and rescuing potential victims as fast as possible, thus quick response and accurateactions are mandatory. While standard communications may be affected, a Wireless Sensor Network canbe deployed to support the rescue team. This kind of network allows data acquisition close to events andenables persistence over time, among other advantages. However, enhancements must be made to improvethe adaptation to this kind of scenario. This work presents two Hybrid Wireless Sensor Networks, basedon ZigBee and LoRa, developed to address some of the challenges that Search and Rescue operationspose to the use of Wireless Sensor Networks, and tested in realistic scenarios in cooperation with firstresponders. Likewise, several software developments that increase the performance of the networks aredescribed. Finally, the conclusions presented, and the lessons learnt are supported by a high amount of data,gathered in realistic exercises in cooperation with civilian and military first responders.
PB IEEE Access
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/28716
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/28716
LA eng
NO J. Bravo-Arrabal, P. Zambrana, J. J. Fernandez-Lozano, J. A. Gomez-Ruiz, J. S. Barba and A. García-Cerezo, "Realistic Deployment of Hybrid Wireless Sensor Networks Based on ZigBee and LoRa for Search and Rescue Applications," in IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 64618-64637, 2022
NO Spanish Project RTI2018-093421-B-I00
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 21 ene 2026