Sains Malaysiana 46(1)(2017): 129–137

http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2017-4601-17

Robust Blimps Formation using Wireless Sensor based on Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) Localization Method

(Formasi Blimp Menggunakan Peranti Tanpa Wayar Berdasarkan Teknik Penempatan Penunjuk Kekuatan Isyarat Penerima (RSSI)

HERDAWATIE ABDUL KADIR* & MOHD RIZAL ARSHAD

Pusat Pengajian Kejuruteraan Elektrik dan Elektronik, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kampus Kejuruteraan 14300 Nibong Tebal, Seberang Perai Selatan, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Received: 17 September 2013/Accepted: 4 May 2016

ABSTRACT

This paper suggests the wireless communication technique used to determine the information of blimp localization (distance and orientation) via wireless sensor network (WSN) protocol. In cooperative decentralized system, information exchanges between the agents are crucial. Each agent is required to share data to enable individual decision making task. In this work, the WSN were used as the data communications protocol which provides robust communication using the mesh networking. In order to support the multi agent communication network, the reliability of data needs to be proved. The performances of the communication selection were studied through experimental and simulation approach. The experimental results showed that the RSSI value from the device provided good statically data fit using the R-square with value of 0.947. This paper also proposed a new mobile node arrangement with hexagonal anchor node arrangement based on water particles formation. The node arrangement was simulated using the Senelex™ and showed low absolute error position thus achieving the desired cooperative system requirement.

Keywords: Blimp; localization; RSSI; wireless; Xbee

ABSTRAK

Kertas ini mencadangkan teknik komunikasi tanpa wayar yang digunakan untuk menentukan maklumat penempatan blimp (jarak dan orientasi) melalui protokol rangkaian sensor tanpa wayar (WSN). Dalam sistem pembahagian kerjasama, pertukaran maklumat antara agen adalah penting. Setiap agen perlu berkongsi data bagi membolehkan tugas membuat keputusan dilakukan secara individu. Dalam kertas ini, rangkaian peranti tanpa wayar (WSN) telah digunakan sebagai protokol komunikasi yang menyediakan pertukaran data yang mantap menggunakan rangkaian jaringan. Untuk menyokong komunikasi rangkaian bagi pelbagai agen, kebolehpercayaan data perlu dibuktikan. Prestasi komunikasi dikaji melalui eksperimen dan simulasi. Keputusan eksperimen menunjukkan bahawa nilai RSSI daripada peranti disediakan menunjukkan statistik data yang baik dengan Regresi, R2 bernilai 0.947. Kertas ini juga mencadangkan aturan nod mudah alih yang baharu dengan susunan heksagon pada nod sauh berdasarkan pembentukan zarah air. Susunan nod disimulasi menggunakan Senelex™ dan menunjukkan ralat mutlak yang rendah sekaligus mencapai keperluan sistem koperasi yang dikehendaki.

Kata kunci: Blimp; penempatan; RSSI; tanpa wayar; Xbee

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*Corresponding author; email: herdawatieabdulkadir@gmail.com