14. GI/ITG KuVS Fachgespr ach Sensornetze

Abstract

We present a prototype implementation for autonomous sensor network deployment. The utilized deployment algorithm considers two conflicting goals: (1) maximizing the coverage area while (2) maintaining good multi-hop connectivity from sensor nodes to a data sink. In an interdisciplinary research project we have built tiny sensor nodes fitting into bionic winged seeds that can be deployed with a flying drone. We had a couple of successful test flights with 15 nodes deployed on a soccer field. In this work we present these preliminary results as a proof of concept to demonstrate the principal applicability of the system