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Wireless aquatic navigator for detection and analysis (WANDA)

Fay, Cormac orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-9104-5527, Lau, King-Tong orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-7818-7010, Beirne, Stephen, Ó Conaire, Ciarán, McGuinness, Kevin orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-1336-6477, Corcoran, Brian, O'Connor, Noel E. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-2944-4839, Diamond, Dermot orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-2944-4839, McGovern, Scott, Coleman, Greg, Shepherd, Roderick, Alici, Gursel, Spinks, Geoff and Wallace, Gordon (2010) Wireless aquatic navigator for detection and analysis (WANDA). Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 151 (1). pp. 425-435. ISSN 0925-4005

Abstract
The cost of monitoring and detecting pollutants in natural waters is of major concern. Current and forthcoming bodies of legislation will continue to drive demand for spatial and selective monitoring of our environment, as the focus increasingly moves towards effective enforcement of legislation through detection of events, and unambiguous identification of perpetrators. However, these monitoring demands are not being met due to the infrastructure and maintenance costs of conventional sensing models. Advanced autonomous platforms capable of performing complex analytical measurements at remote locations still require individual power, wireless communication, processor and electronic transducer units, along with regular maintenance visits. Hence the cost base for these systems is prohibitively high, and the spatial density and frequency of measurements are insufficient to meet requirements. In this paper we present a more cost effective approach for water quality monitoring using a low cost mobile sensing/communications platform together with very low cost stand-alone ‘satellite’ indicator stations that have an integrated colorimetric sensing material. The mobile platform is equipped with a wireless video camera that is used to interrogate each station to harvest information about the water quality. In simulation experiments, the first cycle of measurements is carried out to identify a ‘normal’ condition followed by a second cycle during which the platform successfully detected and communicated the presence of a chemical contaminant that had been localised at one of the satellite stations.
Metadata
Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Water monitoring; Polymer actuator; Wireless sensing; Biomimetics; pH detection; Optical sensingDigital imaging; Colorimetric reagent
Subjects:Engineering > Signal processing
Physical Sciences > Chemical detectors
Computer Science > Image processing
Computer Science > Software engineering
Engineering > Robotics
Engineering > Mechanical engineering
Engineering > Telecommunication
Physical Sciences > Detectors
Physical Sciences > Chemistry
Engineering > Imaging systems
Physical Sciences > Electronic circuits
Engineering > Electronic engineering
Engineering > Environmental engineering
Computer Science > Computer software
Physical Sciences > Environmental chemistry
Computer Science > Digital video
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Chemical Sciences
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Electronic Engineering
Research Initiatives and Centres > Centre for Digital Video Processing (CDVP)
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Research Initiatives and Centres > National Centre for Sensor Research (NCSR)
Research Initiatives and Centres > CLARITY: The Centre for Sensor Web Technologies
Research Initiatives and Centres > Adaptive Information Cluster (AIC)
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Computing
Publisher:Elsevier
Official URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2010.06.021
Copyright Information:Copyright © 2010 Elsevier B.V.
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
Funders:Science Foundation Ireland
ID Code:15407
Deposited On:23 Jul 2010 11:30 by Cormac Fay . Last Modified 05 Jan 2022 16:36
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