Sustainable Wireless Sensor Networks for Railway Systems Powered by Energy Harvesting from Vibration
Olfa Kanoun, Ghada Bouattour, Sabrine Khriji, Kholoud Hamza, Abdallah Adawy, Sonia Bradai
Abstract
The railroad is a particularly efficient means of transporting passengers and goods. In this field, safety, reliability, and punctuality are of great importance, despite harsh environmental conditions and variable loads. Predictive maintenance of train wagons, rails, and stations is becoming increasingly essential [1] and requires massive use of sensors for measuring relevant quantities, such as acceleration, temperature, pressure, strain, and changes in railroad tracks and train wheels.
Topics & Concepts
PunctualityReliability (semiconductor)AccelerationAutomotive engineeringVibrationEngineeringWirelessTrainRail freight transportWireless sensor networkReliability engineeringTransport engineeringComputer scienceTelecommunicationsComputer networkQuantum mechanicsGeographyPower (physics)PhysicsClassical mechanicsCartographyInnovative Energy Harvesting TechnologiesEnergy Harvesting in Wireless NetworksWireless Power Transfer Systems