We explore synergies among mobile robots and wireless sensor networks in environmental monitoring through a system in which robotic data mules collect measurements gathered by sensing nodes. A proof-of-concept implementation demonstrates that this approach significantly increases the lifetime of the system by conserving energy that the sensing nodes otherwise would use for communication.
In REF , the authors explored cooperation among MRs and WSNs in environmental monitoring in which robotic data mules collect measurements gathered by sensor nodes.
Using mobile robots to harvest data from sensor fields
IEEE Wireless Communications
IEEE Wireless Communications
Computer Science