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dc.contributor.advisorCamp, Tracy
dc.contributor.authorUligere Narasimhamurthy, Adithya
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-24T22:45:53Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-03T12:56:06Z
dc.date.available2016-05-24T22:45:53Z
dc.date.available2022-02-03T12:56:06Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifierT 8029
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11124/170150
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.
dc.description2016 Spring.
dc.description.abstractPerformance is an important criteria to consider before switching from a wired network to a wireless sensing network. Performance is especially important in geophysical sensing where the quality of the sensing system is measured by the precision of the acquired signal. Can a wireless sensing network maintain the same reliability and quality metrics that a wired system provides? Our work focuses on evaluating the wireless GeoMote sensor motes that were developed by previous computer science graduate students at Mines. Specifically, we conducted a set of experiments, namely WalkAway and Linear Array experiments, to characterize the performance of the wireless motes. The motes were also equipped with the Sticking Heartbeat Aperture Resynchronization Protocol (SHARP), a time synchronization protocol developed by a previous computer science graduate student at Mines. This protocol should automatically synchronize the mote's internal clocks and reduce time synchronization errors. We also collected passive data to evaluate the response of GeoMotes to various frequency components associated with the seismic waves. With the data collected from these experiments, we evaluated the performance of the SHARP protocol and compared the performance of our GeoMote wireless system against the industry standard wired seismograph system (Geometric-Geode). Using arrival time analysis and seismic velocity calculations, we set out to answer the following question. Can our wireless sensing system (GeoMotes) perform similarly to a traditional wired system in a realistic scenario?
dc.format.mediumborn digital
dc.format.mediummasters theses
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado School of Mines. Arthur Lakes Library
dc.relation.ispartof2016 - Mines Theses & Dissertations
dc.rightsCopyright of the original work is retained by the author.
dc.subjectgeophysical sensing
dc.subjectwireless sensor networks
dc.titlePerformance analysis of wireless sensor networks in geophysical sensing applications
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dc.contributor.committeememberWakin, Michael B.
dc.contributor.committeememberRittgers, Justin B.
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.S.)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorColorado School of Mines


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