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Title:

Low Powered Wide-Area Network Setup for Asset Tracking of Non-Powered Temporary Construction Equipment

Accession Number:

01763453

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

As communication and power systems continue to improve, Internet of Things (IoT) technologies are being implemented into smart cities and smart infrastructure designs. IoT sensor devices allow a small amount of data to be communicated in a power-efficient manner to a central server to report location, movement, temperature, and a number of other different environmental attributes. With improvements to device connectivity and the availability of long-lasting batteries, non-powered temporary construction equipment can now be cost effectively tracked and inventoried. For this study, a Long Range (LoRa) sensor is connected through a Low Powered Wide-Area Network (LPWAN) IoT network to test the feasibility of tracking temporary construction equipment, specifically Jersey barriers. The signal strength relative to distance is analyzed along with a proposed sensor network deployment topology implementing field hardened sensor housing recommendations. The results show that a commercially available LoRa sensor, on an LPWAN can track temporary construction equipment up to 4,300 feet along a relatively straight arterial corridor. From the study, it was determined that it is feasible to deploy a LoRa network to track non-powered temporary construction equipment. The study also demonstrated that a cost-effective Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) housing could be used that remained intact after 300 cycles of freeze and thaw.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AKC10 Standing Committee on Construction Management.

Report/Paper Numbers:

TRBAM-21-02871

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

Authors:

Brennan Jr, Thomas M
Jesson, Joseph E
Deese, Anthony S
Bechtel, Andrew
Rodriguez, Efrain

Pagination:

10p

Publication Date:

2021

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 100th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2021-1-5 to 2021-1-29
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board; Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; Photos; References; Tables

Subject Areas:

Construction; Data and Information Technology; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2021 Paper #TRBAM-21-02871

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 23 2020 10:59AM