Characterization of IEEE802.11 WLAN Implementing on Excavator: Can We Use IEEE802.11 for i-construction?

Ryo Hamamoto; Kazuomi Endo; Tomohiro Nakagawa; Hiroshi Togo; Junya Tanaka; Kouji Kanazawa; Kentaro Ishihara; Yuchi Kawagoe; Takahito Aso

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Characterization of IEEE802.11 WLAN Implementing on Excavator: Can We Use IEEE802.11 for i-construction?

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@ARTICLE{10.4108/eai.25-1-2022.172996,
    author={Ryo Hamamoto and Kazuomi Endo and Tomohiro Nakagawa and Hiroshi Togo and Junya Tanaka and Kouji Kanazawa and Kentaro Ishihara and Yuchi Kawagoe and Takahito Aso},
    title={Characterization of IEEE802.11 WLAN Implementing on Excavator: Can We Use IEEE802.11 for i-construction?},
    journal={EAI Endorsed Transactions on Internet of Things},
    volume={7},
    number={26},
    publisher={EAI},
    journal_a={IOT},
    year={2022},
    month={1},
    keywords={construction machinery, excavator, IEEE802.11, communication characteristics, i-construction},
    doi={10.4108/eai.25-1-2022.172996}
}

Ryo Hamamoto
Kazuomi Endo
Tomohiro Nakagawa
Hiroshi Togo
Junya Tanaka
Kouji Kanazawa
Kentaro Ishihara
Yuchi Kawagoe
Takahito Aso
Year: 2022
Characterization of IEEE802.11 WLAN Implementing on Excavator: Can We Use IEEE802.11 for i-construction?
IOT
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.25-1-2022.172996

Ryo Hamamoto¹^,*, Kazuomi Endo¹, Tomohiro Nakagawa¹, Hiroshi Togo¹, Junya Tanaka², Kouji Kanazawa², Kentaro Ishihara², Yuchi Kawagoe², Takahito Aso²

1: Kobelco Construction Machinery Corporation Limited, Hiroshima, Japan
2: JRC Mobility Incorporated, Nagano, Japan

*Contact email: hamamoto.ryo@kobelco.com

Abstract

As network systems become more sophisticated, through network systems, the automatic/remote-automatic/remote-control technology is spreading to construction machinery. These technologies are supported by wireless communication. Currently, IEEE802.11 is a widely used wireless communication standard. This IEEE802.11 standard is expected to improve the usability of construction machinery, similar to other mobilities, such as vehicles. However, its communication characteristics are unknown. Here, we evaluate the performance of a wireless local area network (WLAN) comprising wireless communication modules implemented in an excavator. In particular, we focus on the throughput when sender and receiver positions are changed. Experimental results were used to characterise the WLAN device communication between a PC and a communication controller. We found that the IEEE802.11 WLAN has been confirmed as having applicability to i-construction.

Keywords: construction machinery, excavator, IEEE802.11, communication characteristics, i-construction

Received: 2021-12-22
Accepted: 2022-01-16
Published: 2022-01-25
Publisher: EAI

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.25-1-2022.172996

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