The Debris Flow Disaster Faster-Than-Early Forecast System (DFS) with Multi-Sensors Integrated Wireless Sensor Networks

Abstract:

This paper presents a Debris Flow Disaster Faster-than-early Forecast System (DFS) with wireless sensor networks. Debris flows carrying saturated solid materials in water flowing downslope often cause severe damage to the lives and properties in their path. Faster-than-early or faster-than-real-time forecasts are imperative to save lives and reduce damage. This paper presents a novel multi-sensor networks for monitoring debris flows. The main idea is to let these sensors drift with the debris flow, to collect flow information as they move along, and to transmit the collected data to base stations in real time. The Raw data are sent to the cloud processing center from the base station. And the processed data and the video of the debris flow are display on the remote PC. The design of the system address many challenging issues, including cost, deployment efforts, and fast reaction.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 347-350)
• Pages: 975-979
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.347-350.975
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Rong Zhao, Cai Hong Li, Yun Jian Tan, Jun Shi, Fu Qiang Mu, Xiao Fan Chen, Lian Li
• Keywords: Debris Flow, Faster-Than-Early Forecast System, Multi-Sensor, Wireless Sensor Network (WSN)

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