EAI Endorsed Transactions on Internet of Things

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Editor(s)-in-Chief: Der Jiunn Deng and Shancang Li

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EAI Endorsed Transactions on Internet of Things is open access, a peer-reviewed scholarly journal focused on all areas related to the technologies and application fields related to the Internet of Things. The journal publishes research articles, review articles, commentaries, editorials, technical articles, and short communications on a quarterly frequency. Authors are not charged for article submission and processing.

The scope of the Transactions encompasses latest advances in the growing field of the Internet of Things (IoT), with the topics of interest being:

Technologies & Protocols: sensors, energy harvesters, RFID, machine-type communications, medium access protocols, radio resource management, industrial control, real-time systems, embedded software design.
Architectures & Services: cloud-based platforms, big data processing engines, security, privacy, device management, CPS/SCADA platforms, innovative/open service architectures, data mining, service middleware, semantic service management.
Applications & Use Cases: smart cities, smart buildings, smart traffic, industrial internet of things, smart metering, smart agriculture, etc.
Standardisation Landscape: IEEE, IETF, 3GPP, ETSI, and various alliances.
Experimentation & Prototypes: real-world deployments at scale, industrial deployments, experiences with prototypes (including what didn’t work), etc.

Call for Papers: Special issue on IoT, Machine Learning and Data Analytics for Smart Environment (Manuscript submission deadline: 2022-08-15; Notification of acceptance: 2022-09-30; Submission of final revised paper: 2022-10-30; Publication of special issue (tentative): 2023-01-01)

Lead Guest Editor: Mourade Azrour (Moulay Ismail University, Morocco) Guest Editor: Azeem Irshad (Faculty of Computer Science, Asghar Mall College Rawalpindi, HED, Govt. of the Punjab, Pakistan) Guest Editor: Azidine Guezzaz (Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco) Guest Editor: Jamal Mabrouki (Mohammed V University in Rabat, Faculty of Science, Morocco) Guest Editor: Said Benkirane (Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco;)

Editors-in-Chief
Der Jiunn Deng, National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan
Shancang Li, University of the West of England - UWE Bristol, UK
Area Editors
Antonella Molinaro (University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Italy)
Atta Quddus (University of Surrey, UK)
Joachim Sachs (Ericsson, Sweden)
Kan Zheng (BUPT, China)
Liljana Gavrilovska (University Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Macedonia)
Maria Rita Palattella (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
Rose Qingyang Hu (Utah State University, USA)
Xuan Liu (Future Network Research Center, Southeast University, China)
Chien-Liang Chen (Overseas Chinese University, Taichung, Taiwan)
Yu-Liang Liu (Overseas Chinese University, Taiwan)
Thomas Watteyne (INRIA, France; Linear Technologies, USA)
Pietro Manzoni (Universitat Politècnica de València)
Ahmet Çağdaş Seçkin (Uşak University, Turkey)
Xavi Vilajosana (UOC, Spain; Worldsensing, Spain)
Qindong Sun (Xi’an University of Technology, China)
Ripon Patgiri (National Institute of Technology Silchar, India)
Shanshan Zhao (University of West England, UK)
Kamran Ali (Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications, China)

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Smart Cane: A Low Cost Assistive Device for the Visually Impaired
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IoT 23(4): e5

Authors:
Wohiduzzaman Kazi, Taslima Jannat Limu, Md. Rakibuzzaman

Published:
26th Jan 2023

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Vision impairment or low vision is the disability to see any objects clearly. It might be caused by old age, an accident, or any other neurological condition. People find it difficult to carry out their regular activities, regardless of the cause of their vision impairment or blindness. As medical …Vision impairment or low vision is the disability to see any objects clearly. It might be caused by old age, an accident, or any other neurological condition. People find it difficult to carry out their regular activities, regardless of the cause of their vision impairment or blindness. As medical researchers are working to find a cure for blindness, contrariwise researchers are using technology to make a vision impairment person’s life easier in an affordable way. As a result, a smart cane was developed, although it is expensive for most of blind people. The main objective of this paper is to introduce an affordable smart cane for every visually impaired person. The ultrasonic sensors in this walking stick are used to identify impediments. This system is using an arduino to reduce the processing time between receiving and delivering signals created by ultrasonic sensors. The speech output will guide a blind person to take a safe path making the stroll more comfortable and secure.
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Implementation of Beeman's algorithm to calculate execution time on GPU using CUDA
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IoT 23(4): e4

Authors:
Youness Rtal, Abdelkader Hadjoudja

Published:
15th Dec 2022

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Graphics processing units (GPUs) are microprocessors designed to the operation of display and manipulation of graphics data. . Currently, these graphics processor are found on all graphics hardware and have become very important instruments for parallel computing. GPUs are practical tools for the d…Graphics processing units (GPUs) are microprocessors designed to the operation of display and manipulation of graphics data. . Currently, these graphics processor are found on all graphics hardware and have become very important instruments for parallel computing. GPUs are practical tools for the development of several fields like decoding and encoding, solving differential equations. Their advantages are increase in performance, faster data processing and reduced power consumption. It is simple to program a GPU with CUDA C to run parallel calculations. But it is necessary to have an understanding of the architectural aspects of the GPU and CUDA C. This paper, we will describe and implement Beeman's algorithm on GPU and CPU using CUDA C to solve the differential equation of charged particles in an electromagnetic field. Our goal is to evaluate the performances of the implementation on GPU and CPU processors and to deduce the efficiency of the use of GPUs.
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Data prediction system in malaria control based on physio-chemical parameters of anopheles breeding sites
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IoT 23(4): e3

Authors:
Kodzo M. Parkoo, Bamba Gueye, Cheikh Sarr, Ibrahima Dia

Published:
15th Dec 2022

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Malaria is a public health problem in Senegal. As a result, a real program focused on prevention and treatment has been put in place to fight it. Despite the efforts made, the prevalence rate of malaria is still worrying. To have a prediction system that, once certain physicochemical information, w…Malaria is a public health problem in Senegal. As a result, a real program focused on prevention and treatment has been put in place to fight it. Despite the efforts made, the prevalence rate of malaria is still worrying. To have a prediction system that, once certain physicochemical information, will inform if we can or not attend to the development of anopheles larvae. Our work consisted of collecting data on mosquito breeding sites, processing, and analyzing them in order to predict the physicochemical conditions for the development of Anopheles larvae. Larval control is an alternative to reduce the prevalence rate of malaria. We retain logistic regression as an algorithm and water electrical conductivity, water turbidity, temperature, and dissolved oxygen as determinant parameters. The learning and prediction system set up on the basis of the determining parameters and logistic regression worked. The predictions will be improved by further training our system with field data.
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Smart Agriculture Solutions for Vietnamese Farmers
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IoT 23(4): e2

Author:
Chien-Thang Vu

Published:
15th Dec 2022

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Agriculture is the back bone of Vietnam and more than 70% of people in Vietnam depend on agriculture. Nowadays, agriculture crops are affected due to many environmental changes. To overcome this problem, I design and prototype a wireless sensor and actuator network for smart agriculture application…Agriculture is the back bone of Vietnam and more than 70% of people in Vietnam depend on agriculture. Nowadays, agriculture crops are affected due to many environmental changes. To overcome this problem, I design and prototype a wireless sensor and actuator network for smart agriculture application. The aim of this work is to be able to capture useful data to start predicting measurements and events that could help farmers and specialists to save time and money. I propose two solutions for smart agriculture. In the first solution, wireless sensor and actuator nodes monitor multiple environmental parameters and transmit the sensor data to a server via the internet. Users can monitor these environmental parameters from anywhere via the internet. In the second solution, wireless sensor and actuator nodes send data to a local computer. This computer is deployed in a technical room. The experiments show that both solutions operate well in real conditions.
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DDS-XRCE Standard Performance Evaluation of Different Communication Scenarios in IoT Technologies
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IoT 23(4): e1

Authors:
Sevval Solpan, Kerem Kucuk

Published:
23rd Nov 2022

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Although the increasing number of technological products brings many solutions for Internet of Things (IoT) applications, it also causes some drawbacks, such as whether the product in question would run accordingly to a system structured to enable high-performance like Data Distribution Service (DD…Although the increasing number of technological products brings many solutions for Internet of Things (IoT) applications, it also causes some drawbacks, such as whether the product in question would run accordingly to a system structured to enable high-performance like Data Distribution Service (DDS). Therefore, the capabilities of the products must be defined to say that they are compatible enough. This paper aims to evaluate the performance of the DDS-XRCE standard while observing its working mechanism. As test scenarios, we benefit from three DDS-XRCE deployments that occurred due to the kind of receiver and sender, the path that packets follow, and the protocols used. Test conditions were set by switching stream modes, transport profiles, and limiting packet deliveries. We obtained the test environment by creating the DDS and DDS-XRCE objects using several eProsima implementations and tools for the standards. We monitored the network messages in two ways: 1) Using multiple Gnome Terminator terminals for observation via the human eye during testing. 2) Using Wireshark to save the information of the packets for further examination. We conducted 36 experiments focusing on latency, throughput, and packet loss. As a result of our study, the DDS-XRCE standard is deemed suitable for Internet of Things applications.
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Review on Recent Arabic Information Retrieval Techniques
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IoT 22(3): e5

Authors:
Abdelkrim AARAB, Ahmed Oussous, Mohammed Saddoune

Published:
25th Oct 2022

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Information retrieval is an important field that aims to provide a relevant document to a user information need, expressed through a query. Arabic is a challenging language that gained much attention recently in the information retrieval domain. To overcome the problems related to its complexity, m…Information retrieval is an important field that aims to provide a relevant document to a user information need, expressed through a query. Arabic is a challenging language that gained much attention recently in the information retrieval domain. To overcome the problems related to its complexity, many studies and techniques have been presented, most of them were conducted to solve the stemming problem. This paper presents an overview of the Arabic information retrieval process, including various text processing techniques, ranking approaches, evaluation measures, and some important information retrieval models. The paper finally presents some recent related studies and approaches in different Arabic information retrieval fields.
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NOSIoT NFC-based solution
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IoT 22(3): e4

Authors:
Joana Sousa, Nuno Faria, José Martins, Pedro Antunes, João Ferreira

Published:
11th Oct 2022

Abstract:
One of the most perplexing discoveries from COVID-19 pandemic was the office building overall energy consumption failing to appreciably drop once staff began working from home. Also, we are witnessing an exponential growing of IoT ecosystem but most of them have been implemented for personal usage …One of the most perplexing discoveries from COVID-19 pandemic was the office building overall energy consumption failing to appreciably drop once staff began working from home. Also, we are witnessing an exponential growing of IoT ecosystem but most of them have been implemented for personal usage rather in an enterprise environment. The big challenge in installing a large-scale IoT ecosystem at enterprise level resides on costs, the selection of proper devices, and the management of these devices and users.
NOSIoT NFC-based solution consists of a simple mobile application that will read an NFC tag in a specific workstation. The communication and management are performed through Home Assistant. All the information is stored into a database to calculate the energy consumed by each workstation.
The solution provides an innovative approach for enterprise level, delivering a low-cost end-to-end flow with high flexibility, and easy “Tap&Go”. This allows companies to be more climate-friendly and positively contribute for green buildings.
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Blockchain Technology: A Panacea for IoT Security Challenge
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IoT 22(3): e3

Authors:
Nehemiah Adebayo, Amos O. Bajeh, Micheal Arowolo, Erondu Udochuckwu, Kayode Jesujana, Mary Ajayi, Surajudeen Abdulrasaq, John Onyemenam

Published:
4th Oct 2022

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The Internet of Things (IoT) platforms, despite the wide range of application is not without loop holes of which cyberattackers can take advantage. In order to improve the platform's security while also increasing other features, it has been proposed that blockchain technology be implemented in any…The Internet of Things (IoT) platforms, despite the wide range of application is not without loop holes of which cyberattackers can take advantage. In order to improve the platform's security while also increasing other features, it has been proposed that blockchain technology be implemented in any IoT system. However, while blockchain technology has many advantages, it is important to consider other options because they all have their own drawbacks that may not be ideal for every use case situation. IoT network devices have limited computer power, storage space, and bandwidth. As a result, these systems are easily prone to assault than other network connected devices, such PCs, cell phones and tablets. With focus on IoT security challenges and the countermeasures offered by the blockchain technology, consensus algorithm, data encryption and smart contracts were discovered to be the common and effective algorithm employed by the blockchain technology in securing Iot systems over time.
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Use of Neural Topic Models in conjunction with Word Embeddings to extract meaningful topics from short texts
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IoT 22(3): e2

Authors:
Nassera HABBAT, Houda ANOUN, Larbi HASSOUNI, Hicham NOURI

Published:
30th Sep 2022

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Unsupervised machine learning is utilized as a part of the process of topic modeling to discover dormant topics hidden within a large number of documents. The topic model can help with the comprehension, organization, and summarization of large amounts of text. Additionally, it can assist with the …Unsupervised machine learning is utilized as a part of the process of topic modeling to discover dormant topics hidden within a large number of documents. The topic model can help with the comprehension, organization, and summarization of large amounts of text. Additionally, it can assist with the discovery of hidden topics that vary across different texts in a corpus. Traditional topic models like pLSA (probabilistic latent semantic analysis) and LDA suffer performance loss when applied to short-text analysis caused by the lack of word co-occurrence information in each short text. One technique being developed to solve this problem is pre-trained word embedding (PWE) with an external corpus used with topic models. These techniques are being developed to perform interpretable topic modeling on short texts. Deep neural networks (DNN) and deep generative models have recently advanced, allowing neural topic models (NTM) to achieve flexibility and efficiency in topic modeling. There have been few studies on neural-topic models with pre-trained word embedding for producing significant topics from short texts. An extensive study with five NTMs was accomplished to test the efficacy of additional PWE in generating comprehensible topics through experiments with different datasets in Arabic and French concerning Moroccan news published on Facebook pages. Several metrics, including topic coherence and topic diversity, are utilized in the process of evaluating the extracted topics. Our research shows that the topic coherence of short texts can be significantly improved using a word embedding with an external corpus.
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An Overview of IoT Solutions in Climate Smart Agriculture for Food Security in Sub Saharan Africa: Challenges and Prospects
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IoT 22(3): e1

Authors:
Peter Dibal, Elizabeth Onwuka, Zubair Suleiman, Bala Salihu, Emmanuel Nwankwo, Supreme Okoh

Published:
13th Sep 2022

Abstract:
INTRODUCTION: Climate smart agriculture (CSA) which involves the integration of IoT and cloud computing is an emerging agricultural paradigm that is foreseen to be the main driver of agriculture as the 21st century progresses. Sub-Saharan Africa lags in this regard and therefore deserves a special …INTRODUCTION: Climate smart agriculture (CSA) which involves the integration of IoT and cloud computing is an emerging agricultural paradigm that is foreseen to be the main driver of agriculture as the 21st century progresses. Sub-Saharan Africa lags in this regard and therefore deserves a special focus.
OBJECTIVES: This paper presents an overview of Internet-of-Things (IoT) solutions in CSA in the context of food security in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
METHODS: An overview of the status of food insecurity in SSA and associated factors is presented. The paper then focused on IoT as a technology and how it can be used for CSA in SSA through use cases; possible challenges were also examined.
RESULTS: The paper showed that with CSA, SSA can become a net exporter of food.
CONCLUSION: The paper concludes with open issues like the funding of research and development which must be addressed if SSA is to leverage IoT technology to attain food security.
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IoT-Q-Band: A low cost internet of things based wearable band to detect and track absconding COVID-19 quarantine subjects
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IoT 20(21): e5

Authors:
Vibhutesh Kumar Singh, Himanshu Chandna, Ashish Kumar, Sujeet Kumar, Nidhi Upadhyay, Kumar Utkarsh

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6109

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The world health organization (WHO) has declared the novel coronavirus disease (nCoV or COVID-19) outbreak a pandemic, and quarantines are playing a vital role in containing its spread. But globally, the defections of the quarantined subjects are raising serious concerns. If COVID-19 positive, th…The world health organization (WHO) has declared the novel coronavirus disease (nCoV or COVID-19)
outbreak a pandemic, and quarantines are playing a vital role in containing its spread. But globally, the
defections of the quarantined subjects are raising serious concerns. If COVID-19 positive, the absconding
quarantine subjects can infect more people, which makes the timely detection of them vital. As the literature
suggests, a wearable makes a subject more compliant towards healthcare routines/restrictions; thus, in this
work, we have designed an IoT based wearable quarantine band (IoT-Q-Band) to detect the absconding. While
designing it, we kept in mind the cost, global supply chain disruption, and COVID-19 quarantine duration,
which the WHO recommends. This wearable prototype, with the bundled mobile app, reports and tracks the
absconding quarantine subjects in real-time. IoT-Q-Band is an economical solution that could benefit lowincome regions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Analysis of Indoor Rowing Motion using Wearable Inertial Sensors
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IoT 16(6): e1

Authors:
Stephan Bosch, Muhammad Shoaib, Stephen Geerlings, Lennart Buit, Nirvana Meratnia, Paul Havinga

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6064

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In this exploratory work the motion of rowers is analyzed while rowing on a rowing machine. This is performed using inertial sensors that measure the orientation at several positions on the body. Using these measurements, this work provides a preliminary analysis of the differences between experien…In this exploratory work the motion of rowers is analyzed while rowing on a rowing machine. This is performed using inertial sensors that measure the orientation at several positions on the body. Using these measurements, this work provides a preliminary analysis of the differences between experienced and novice rowers, or between a good and a bad technique. The analysis shows that the measured postural angles show no clear trend that would set apart experienced and novice rowers or a bad and a good technique. However, there are clear differences in absolute postural angle's consistency and timing consistency of strokes between novice and experienced rowers. We also applied a machine learning technique to the data to find the similarities between different rowers and an experienced reference rower. The results can be used to compare the quality of the rowing technique with respect to a reference. In this paper, we present our initial results as well as the challenges that need to be further explored.
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UV Disinfection Robot with Automatic Switching on Human Detection
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IoT 20(23): e1

Authors:
A. Vyshnavi, A. Naga Sri Manasa, Ch. Sesha Sai Hamsika, P. Shalini

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4977

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Ultra violet (UV) light is used for the purpose of disinfection or sterilization of rooms and surfaces. UV-C is employed as it has germicidal properties, in particular - bacteria and viruses, but it is detrimental to human-beings as well. So, for the purpose of disinfection without human interfere…Ultra violet (UV) light is used for the purpose of disinfection or sterilization of rooms and surfaces. UV-C is employed as it has germicidal properties, in particular - bacteria and viruses, but it is detrimental to human-beings as well. So, for the purpose of disinfection without human interference, a UV Robot has been designed and implemented that follows a pre-defined path. It was equipped with three 20W UV lamps which radiates light in all directions. Given that UV light can be dangerous to humans, an embedded system based on Arduino along with PIR sensors are employed on top of the robot that detects human or animal’s motion and presence. So, one of the effective ways to avoid getting infected with SARS-COV-2 (Corona virus) is by sterilizing rooms using UV robot.
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Design and Implementation of a Wireless Sensor Network for Agricultural Applications
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IoT 18(16): e1

Authors:
Jobish John, Gaurav S. Kasbekar, Dinesh K. Sharma, V. Ramulu, Maryam Shojaei Baghini

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3968

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We present the design and implementation of a shortest path tree based, energy eﬃcient data collection wireless sensor network to sense various parameters in an agricultural farm using in-house developed low cost sensors. Nodes follow a synchronized, periodic sleep-wake up schedule to maximize the …We present the design and implementation of a shortest path tree based, energy eﬃcient data collection wireless sensor network to sense various parameters in an agricultural farm using in-house developed low cost sensors. Nodes follow a synchronized, periodic sleep-wake up schedule to maximize the lifetime of the network. The implemented network consists of 24 sensor nodes in a 3 acre maize farm and its performance is captured by 7 snooper nodes for diﬀerent data collection intervals: 10 minutes,1 hour and 3 hours. The almost static nature of wireless links in the farm motivated us to use the same tree for a long data collection period (3 days). The imbalance in energy consumption across nodes is observed to be very small and the network architecture uses easy-to-implement protocols to perform diﬀerent network activities including handling of node failures. We present the results and analysis of extensive tests conducted on our implementation, which provide signiﬁcant insights.
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QR Code based Indoor Navigation system for Attender Robot
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IoT 20(21): e3

Authors:
A. Sneha, V. Sai Lakshmi Teja, Tusar Kanti Mishra, Kuppili N. Satya Chitra

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2806

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In this paper, we elicit a cost-effective design of a robot that is used to perform the tasks of the attender, a wheeled mobile robot. The two main challenging aspects of mobile robotics are to achieve localization and navigation. Localization determines the location of the robot with respect to …In this paper, we elicit a cost-effective design of a robot that is used to perform the tasks of the attender, a wheeled
mobile robot. The two main challenging aspects of mobile robotics are to achieve localization and navigation.
Localization determines the location of the robot with respect to its environment. Navigation is the movement of
the robot from one location to the other. Here, the unique design and representation of the QR code helped us to
localize and navigate the robot. A raspberry pi mounted with a camera is used to interface with the robot. The
triangulation method is used to localize the robot. Dijkstra’s algorithm is used to compute the shortest path from
source to destination. The system is monitored tested based on the feedback system established by the Hologram
cellular USB modem. Experimental results show that this approach has good feasibility and effectiveness. The
robot navigates through the shortest path, performs specified tasks, and returns to its source.
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Dedicated networks for IoT: PHY / MAC state of the art and challenges
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IoT 15(1): e3

Authors:
C. Goursaud, J. M. Gorce

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2024

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This paper focuses on the the emerging transmission technologies dedicated to IoT networks.We first analyze the classical cellular network technologies when taking into account the IoT requirements, and point out the need of dedicated technologies for IoT. Then, we present the PHY and MAC layers of…This paper focuses on the the emerging transmission technologies dedicated to IoT networks.We first analyze the classical cellular network technologies when taking into account the IoT requirements, and point out the need of dedicated technologies for IoT. Then, we present the PHY and MAC layers of the technologies that are already deployed, or likely to be deployed: UNB by SigFox, CSS by LoRaTM,Weighless, and RPMA by Ingenu. We then compare their performances to highlight their pros and cons. Finally, we discuss on the open research challenges that still need to be addressed.
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IoT-F2CDM-LB: IoT Based Fog-to-Cloud and Data-in-Motion Architectures with Load Balancing
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IoT 18(13): e1

Authors:
Istabraq M. Al-Joboury, Emad H. Al-Hemiary

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1902

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The work in this paper tries to enhance the performance of IoT by modifying the Cloud based architecture in terms of storage, processing, and Load Balancing (LB). The assumption is as follows: In a single Fog server, high traffic coming from Things may cause packet loss which in turn affect the ov…The work in this paper tries to enhance the performance of IoT by modifying the Cloud based architecture in terms of storage, processing, and Load Balancing (LB). The assumption is as follows: In a single Fog server, high traffic coming from Things may cause packet loss which in turn affect the overall IoT performance. To overcome such a situation, LB on Fog layer is proposed and implemented practically using virtualization technology. The proposed IoT based Fog-To-Cloud and Data-inMotion with LB (IoT-F2CDM-LB) architecture consists of two load balancers; HAProxy and Server Load Balancing (SLB), are used to distribute messages from Things to four virtualized Fog servers according to Least Connection technique. The implementation is carried out using VirtualBox and GNS3. Message Queue Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol is used to transfer messages between layers. Both load balancers result in packet loss reduction by 50%, lower response time and higher throughput.
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Semantic Interoperable Traffic Management Framework for IoT Smart City Applications
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IoT 18(13): e4

Authors:
Sivadi Balakrishna, M. Thirumaran

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1768

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Real-time traffic monitoring and controlling are one of the biggest problems in this present living world. So many researchers have dealt with and put their effort into this problem, as a result, several types of approaches have developed. Currently using traffic monitoring and alert systems are no…Real-time traffic monitoring and controlling are one of the biggest problems in this present living world. So many researchers have dealt with and put their effort into this problem, as a result, several types of approaches have developed. Currently using traffic monitoring and alert systems are not up to the needs of smart city applications and more expensive. This paper proposes an Internet of Things (IoT) based Smart Real-Time Traffic Monitoring System to provide better service with low cost for Smart city applications using semantic annotations. The proposed framework contains two phases namely-traffic monitoring unit and traffic reduction unit. The first phase analyses semantic traffic to detect an emergency, the latter phase removes redundant semantic information for traffic reduction. Simulation results suggest that the framework is capable of accurate and early detection of an emergency as well as traffic reduction while keeping sufficient information to report the emergency.
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Powering environment monitoring Wireless Sensor Networks: A review of design and operational challenges in Eastern Africa
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IoT 18(14): e1

Authors:
Maximus Byamukama, Geofrey Bakkabulindi, Björn Pehrson, Mary Nsabagwa, Roseline Akol

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1755

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This paper discusses the various design and operational challenges that we have met in providing power to Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) deployed in environment monitoring in East Africa. While such deployments in African environments have a major advantage of abundant sunshine, both in intensity …This paper discusses the various design and operational challenges that we have met in providing power to Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) deployed in environment monitoring in East Africa. While such deployments in African environments have a major advantage of abundant sunshine, both in intensity and duration, the same environments still present a number
of unique challenges. With the various research initiatives in Africa being quite disjointed, a major problem is the lack of a unified knowledge base that communicates the current challenges and solutions in designing power systems for these WSNs. We implemented a WSN with several autonomous sensors and two types of gateways. We kept track of voltages, uptime and other diagnostic data. We combine our experiences from the study of these devices, and those of some others in the region and other developing countries and make recommendations where we have achieved good results and propose solutions where work is still in progress.
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A Review on Smart Helmet for Accident Detection using IOT
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IoT 19(20): e3

Authors:
H.C. Impana, M. Hamsaveni, H.T. Chethana

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1737

Abstract:
As we know that accidents are increasing day by day, we can also notice that many laws and regulations are posed by government in order to avoid this accidents. Accidents can be defined as the unplanned event or the mistake that may occur resulting in injury and sometimes it also leads to death. Th…As we know that accidents are increasing day by day, we can also notice that many laws and regulations are posed by government in order to avoid this accidents. Accidents can be defined as the unplanned event or the mistake that may occur resulting in injury and sometimes it also leads to death. The accidents in case of two wheelers are more compared to other vehicles. This may be avoided by wearing helmets and riding vehicles without consuming alcohol. This survey is on smart helmet for accidence avoidance and also examining various related techniques. This research also helps us to understand IOT technology which is being emerged now a days. From the literature survey we find that the method proposed using microcontroller RF transmitter and other sensors is cost effective but we find the system proposed using Raspberry pi module, Pi camera, Pressure Sensor, GPS system which uses image processing algorithms is most efficient since the image processing is included so that we can easily detect the use of helmet from the rider. Smart helmet system helps to provide safety and security to the two wheeler riders.
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Publisher: EAI
ISSN: 2414-1399
Number of Volumes: 8

Last Published: 2023-01-25