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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2022

IoT Sensor Network Using ESPAR Antenna Based on Beam Scanning Method for Direction Finding.

Md Moklesur Rahman, Heung-Gyoon Ryu

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Md Moklesur RahmanDepartment of Electronic Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-8683-2876
Heung-Gyoon RyuDepartment of Electronic Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-7368-9860

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea 2019K1A3A1A3910299511
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) systems based on Internet of Things (IoT) have developed rapidly in recent years. However, interference is a major obstacle to relatively long-distance communications in such networks. It is also very complicated and challenging to fix the exact location of tags in the IoT sensor networks. To overcome these problems, in this paper, an electronic steering parasitic array radiator (ESPAR) antenna used as a beamformer to handle the interference and extend the communication range from the sensors or tags is suggested. In addition, an efficient method, namely beam scanning (BS), is proposed to find the directions of tags. The beam scanning method (BSM) can be used for the selective beam switching (SBS) system by designing an ESPAR or array of ESPAR antennas with the help of CST studio. The antennas exhibit higher gain (8.17 dBi, 11.40 dBi) and proper radiation pattern at a particular direction. In addition, the MATLAB simulation findings indicate that the proposed BSM algorithm provides longer communication range, i.e., 25 m. In order to maximize range while avoiding interference, it is necessary to determine the direction and precise orientation of the tag in the WSN communication systems. Consequently, this work could be applied to an IoT sensor network such as an electrocardiogram system by providing better advantages such as higher localization accuracy and longer operating range.

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BSMdirection findingESPAR antennaIoTRSSSBSWSN

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PMID36236440
PMCPMC9570655

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