Radio Frequency Energy Harvesting for Underground Sensor Nodes: Possibilities and Challenges

E Mahenge, R Sinde, MA Dida, AE Sam - IEEE Access, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Radio frequency energy harvesting (RFEH) is considered as one of the possible and
environmentally friendly solution for energizing sensor devices and prolonging the lifetime of …

UV/thermal dual-cured MWCNTs composites for pipeline rehabilitation: Mechanical properties and damage analysis

J Wen, C Zhang, Y Xia, C Wang, X Sang, H Fang… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Deformation and damage in underground pipelines remain challenging to monitor over the
long term due to sensor degradation caused by corrosive substances present in the …

Performance analysis of LoRaWAN underground-to-satellite connectivity: An urban underground pipelines monitoring case study

K Lin, MA Ullah, L Lei, H Alves, K Mikhaylov, T Hao - Ad Hoc Networks, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban underground pipelines (UUPs) serve the cardiovascular system of our society and the
cornerstone of various smart city and industrial applications. Although the leakage of UUPs …

Multi-Hop LoRa-based underground network for monitoring soil moisture in agriculture

R Cotrim, F Assis, A dos Santos Brito… - … and Electronics in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Wireless underground sensor networks (WUSN) have gained attention due to the benefits
they can bring to many application areas, in particular, to agriculture. However, designing …

Optimized Distance Vector Hop Localization Based on Pelican Optimization Algorithm in Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks

S Nanthakumar, P Jothilakshmi - International Journal of …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
In recent days, underwater exploration has emerged as one of the most predominant
technologies for enhancing surveillance and early warning systems. Finding the location of …

A Measurement-informed Approach to Modeling Underground IoT Communications

R Rahman, CH Lin, CH Hsu… - 2024 IEEE 100th …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Smart city transportation infrastructure will soon demand the development of reliable
underground IoT (IoUT) communication. In this paper, we develop a novel analytical model …

Estimation of Radio Attenuation Constants for Underground Mine Communication Systems Using Radio Wave Propagation Simulation

N Sato, T Shionoiri, H Ikeda, H Toriya, T Adachi… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
This study aims to validate the estimation of radio wave attenuation constants in
underground mine communication systems using propagation simulation. Unlike open-pit …