Low-power and reliable communications for UWB-based wireless monitoring sensor networks in underground mine tunnels

International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Abou El Nasr, Mohamad ^a,b   Shaban, Heba ^a,b  

^a Technology and Maritime Transport   (Egypt)

^b Egypt Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; BROADBAND NETWORKS; ERROR STATISTICS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; LOW POWER ELECTRONICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION;

BER PERFORMANCE; NODE STRUCTURES; NONLINE OF SIGHT; OPTIMUM DETECTORS; RECEIVER MODELING; RELIABLE COMMUNICATION; UNDERGROUND MINE; WIRELESS MONITORING;

ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB);

EID: 84928796890     PISSN: 15501329     EISSN: 15501477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/456460     Document Type: Article

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