US 2025/0097733 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENERGY-OPTIMIZED UAV-ASSISTED UNDERWATER WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK

Abstract

It is quite apparent that deployment of different sensors or combination of different sensors in underwater sensor network (UWSNs) helps researchers and environmentalists to gather valuable data on oceanography, marine life, water quality, and environmental changes in underwater ecosystems, contributing to a better understanding of the planet's aquatic environments. Therefore, the present invention is directed to provide a system and method for establishing energy-optimized UAV-assisted underwater wireless sensor network (FIG. 1) to collect data from sensor nodes placed underwater through deployment of a set number of gateway nodes equipped with solar harvesting module embedded on to them. The purpose of this invention is to reduce the impact of the hot-spot issue in UWSN.

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A system for establishing energy-optimized UAV-assisted underwater wireless sensor network comprising

plurality of underwater sensor nodes, said sensor nodes are clustered, whereby cluster member nodes send data to a cluster head (CH) node;
plurality of energy harvesting (EH)-enabled nodes deployed over surface of the water for receiving data sent from said CH node;
one or more Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for receiving data from said CH node or said EH enabled nodes;
a UAV traffic controller (UTC) to control the UAVs including connecting the UAVs to cellular network.

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System and method for energy-optimized uav-assisted underwater wireless sensor network

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