Adaptive wireless sensor networks for Aircraft

In this paper, we unify the requirements of noncritical and health monitoring applications in Aircraft and Launchers. We present different challenges faced by wireless sensor networks to meet these requirements. We also propose a solution that provides an adaptive multichannel collision-free protocol for data gathering.

I. Context

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have been largely adopted in various application domains: environmental applications, reasonable use of fertilizers and pesticides in precision agriculture, fire detection, pollutant detection in industrial worksites, exploration of natural resources, to name a few. Are WSN s able to meet the requirements for Aircrafts and Launchers? For the sake of readability, this paper uses the term “Aircraft” to cover both Aircrafts and Launchers.