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High-performance Wireless Sensor Node Design for Water Pipeline Monitoring

Authors:
Fatma Karray
Mohamed Wassim Jmal
Mohamed Abid

Keywords: Wireless sensor network; Water pipeline monitoring; Leak detection; node design; Zynq platform; Kalman Filter.

Abstract:
Water utilities owners are facing critical challenges in repairing and maintaining pipeline infrastructure. Leakages in water pipeline infrastructure cost millions of dollars every year. The need for reliable, continuous and efficient system for pipeline monitoring becomes crucial. Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) is a very promising technology to detect leaks in an autonomous way. In this paper, we present a WSN system for water pipeline monitoring. A wireless sensor node based on Zynq System on Chip is developed and simulated. A leak detection algorithm based on Kalman filter is also implemented and accelerated using the Zynq platform. The experimental results show that the usage of high-performance platforms is suitable only if the power management techniques are employed or for video applications.

Pages: 141 to 147

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2017

Publication date: November 12, 2017

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4278

ISBN: 978-1-61208-598-2

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Dates: from November 12, 2017 to November 16, 2017