Saving lives: design and implementation of lifeline emergency ad hoc network-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Saving lives: design and implementation of lifeline emergency ad hoc network

Published:2018-06-04 Issue:2 Volume:14 Page:90-110
ISSN:1742-7371
Container-title:International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications
language:en
Short-container-title:IJPCC

Author:

Cheong Se-Hang,Si Yain-Whar,U. Leong-Hou

Abstract

Purpose This paper aims to propose a system for automatically forming ad hoc networks using mobile phones and battery-powered wireless routers for emergency situations. The system also provides functions to send emergency messages and identify the location of victims based on the network topology information. Design/methodology/approach Optimized link state routing protocol is used to instantly form an ad hoc emergency network based on WiFi signals from mobile phones of the victims, backup battery-powered wireless routers preinstalled in buildings and mobile devices deployed by search and rescue teams. The proposed system is also designed to recover from partial crash of network and nodes lost. Findings Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed system in terms of battery life, transmission distance and noises. Originality/value A novel message routing schedule is proposed for conserving battery life. A novel function to estimate the location of a mobile device which sent an emergency message is proposed in this paper.

Publisher

Emerald

Subject

General Computer Science,Theoretical Computer Science

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