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Drone assisted TTN deployment and mapping in remote areas Luka Mustafa, Institute IRNAS, FABRIKOR February, 2018 CC BY-SA 4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 IRNAS.EU @institute_irnas IRNAS.EU @institute_irnas Who am I Luka Mustafa - Musti (MEng)

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Drone assisted TTN deployment and mapping in remote areas

Luka Mustafa, Institute IRNAS, FABRIKOR February, 2018

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Who am I

Luka Mustafa - Musti (MEng)

  • electronics, telecoms, hardware hacking, …
  • Institute IRNAS Rače (non-profit development)
  • Shuttleworth Foundation Fellow
  • University College London: PhD student

Also active in :

  • HAM radio S59DXX
  • wlan slovenija
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We build future-proof hardware!

Open hardware development Prototyping and manufacturing We work together to rapidly develop well-tailored and cost-effective solutions for industry and science.

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Projects

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Presentation outline

1. Motivation

  • 2. Technical solution
  • 3. Implementation
  • 4. Future-use
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Animal conservation

  • Why, how...
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Arribada Turtle PitStop tags

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Turtle PitStop tag disassembly

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Arribada AMP in Peru

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Arribada FMP for Madagascar

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Arribada PMP for Antarctica

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Arribada FMP disassembly

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Arribada PMP disassembly

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Key challenges

  • Simple and low-cost gear for untrained use
  • Zero-config
  • Simple interface, BLE + phone app or WiFi AP with website
  • Real-time information on sensor/tracker operation
  • Know that it works, schedule servicing
  • Schedule collection of large datasets
  • Network coverage map
  • Difficult in rain forrest and other heavy vegetation
  • Sub-optimal gateway placement
  • Automated way of generating maps
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LoRaWAN to the rescue

  • Low-cost battery efficient devices
  • SX1276 modules
  • Implemented in sensors of various kinds
  • Simple gateways
  • RPi Zero + RAK831
  • WiFi, 3G or other uplink
  • PoE or solar powered
  • Mounted on a building or tree
  • Easy to deploy
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LoRaWAN IRNAS gateway

  • Low-cost effective outdoor unit
  • RPi Zero + RAK831
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Technical unknowns

  • What is the coverage of a gateway?
  • TTNMapper for wardriving
  • Hard to repeat, only at ground level
  • RadioMobile for estimating
  • Inaccurate with heavly land cover (vegetation)
  • Inaccurate with gateways with obstructions
  • How do I know a device works at a given location?
  • 20m up a tree
  • Floating in a pond
  • Swimming in the sea
  • How do antennas and devices actually beahve?
  • Repeatable testing required
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Mapping setup

  • Online: TTNMapper
  • Operational and useful
  • Offline: Device-to-device
  • Under development at IRNAS
  • Hardware:
  • SodaqOne with GPS
  • DraginoLoraGPS
  • Movement:
  • Drive/bike/walk
  • Drone
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Drone mapping (TTNMapper)

  • TTN Gateway
  • Drone (DJI Mavic Pro)
  • Litchy (mission planning)
  • Fly in a pattern
  • TTNMapper
  • Acquire data
  • Process data
  • Google Earth display
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Drone mapping example

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Use-case: Radiation pattern

50m above ground 25m above ground 2m above ground

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Use-case: Compare antennas

3dB ANT-8WHIP3H-SMA omni vs non-name 0dB helical antenna

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Use-case: Forrest shadowing

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Use-case: Compare coverage of gateways

Local GW 10km from GW

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Use-case: Forrest shadowing + RadioMobile

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Tropical forrest: Arboreal monitoring

  • Connecting cameras in

the trees

  • Field-of-view of base-

station

  • Signal strength at

tree-height

  • Hike through the

forrest

  • Fly the drone to target

height

  • Fly close to the

cannopy

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Principe island: Green Sea turtle monitoring

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Principe island: Green Sea turtle monitoring

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Experience from on-site work

  • Base-station height is limited
  • Heighest tree within 100m of nearest power
  • Pole/tower is unlikely
  • Uplink WiFi/3G if lucky, else satellite
  • Health/safety limitation
  • Avoid climbing
  • Minimize dependency on specialized team
  • Time-effective deployment
  • Useful function performed offline on all devices
  • Connectivity/managament is enhancement
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Upcoming projects/sites

  • Solar powered TTN Gateway
  • RAK831 + 3G + RPi Zero W
  • 100W solar panel
  • PiRa Zero Smart
  • RPi power scheduling
  • BLE interface through Blynk
  • Simple customized devices
  • Arribada PitStop tag development
  • Fast-lock GPS + Lora
  • Next generation
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Work with us

  • 0. Consulting and product

conception

  • 3. Custom mechanical and

software design and development

  • 2. Custom electronics design

and development

  • 1. Experimental testing
  • 4. Rapid prototyping
  • 5. Manufacturing of products
  • 6. Product testing
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Thank you!

Connect @institute_irnas info@fabrikor.eu