Wireless underground sensor networks using commodity terrestrial motes

Abstract

The concept of a wireless underground sensor network (WUSN) is introduced and applications are discussed. The feasibility of utilizing commonly available terrestrial wireless sensor network (WSN) hardware solutions in the underground environment is examined. Experiments are run to examine the packet error rate and the received signal strength of correctly received packets for a communication link between two underground sensors and between an underground sensor and an aboveground sensor.