Floating sensor platform for the monitoring of water quality in urban and white-water environments

Authors

  • Heinz Christoph Neitzert Dip. di Ingegneria Industriale Università di Salerno
  • Michael Baltes Department of Electrical Engineering, Trier University of Applied Sciences, Germany
  • Roman Scmitt Department of Electrical Engineering, Trier University of Applied Sciences, Germany
  • P Lovisi Consortium CUGRI, Salerno University, Italy
  • G Landi Department of Industrial Engineering, Salerno University, Italy
  • A Cuomo Department of Civil Engineering, Salerno University, Italy
  • D Guida Department of Civil Engineering, Salerno University, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34629/ipl.isel.i-ETC.50

Keywords:

water quality, ambient noise, remote sensing, embedded sensor, smart city

Abstract

In the present paper the project of an embedded
solution for the realization of a floating sensor platform for the
monitoring of the water and ambient quality in a flowing water
environment is described. First results regarding the monitoring
of the water conductivity and the ambient noise level under
harsh environmental conditions in a karstic river and in the final
part of a river going towards the Mediterranean Sea are
presented. It is further discussed how this kind of system can be
modified in order to serve as urban waterway multisensory
platform, adding important features like connectivity, energy
harvesting and determination of the platform position.

 

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Author Biography

  • Heinz Christoph Neitzert, Dip. di Ingegneria Industriale Università di Salerno
    Dip. di Ingegneria Industriale Associate Professor

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Published

2018-12-21

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2018): IoT: Internet of Things as field revolution

Section

IoT as a Field Revolution - Special Issue 2018

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