Sistema Telemétrico para Monitoramento de Trens Através de Redes de Sensores sem Fio e Processamento em Sistema Embarcado

• Ano de defesa: 2010
• Autor(a) principal: Santos, Jerry Lee Alves dos
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal da Paraí­ba; BR; Informática; Programa de Pós Graduação em Informática; UFPB
• Palavras-chave em Português: Telemetria; Redes de Sensores Sem Fios; Protocolo ZigBee; Sistemas Embarcados; Processador Nios II; FPGA; CNPQ::CIENCIAS EXATAS E DA TERRA::CIENCIA DA COMPUTACAO
• Link de acesso: https://repositorio.ufpb.br/jspui/handle/tede/6139

The present study portrays the development of a telemetric system integrating wireless sensor networks and data processing into an embedded system for monitoring vehicles in metropolitan railway networks, enabling real-time monitoring of train movements. The main objective of this system is to allow constant evaluation of numerous factors which can influence train performance, such as speed and pressure in air bags. By so doing, it may become possible to generate information so as to facilitate intervention strategies, thereby preventing the partial or total degradation of the transport services provided to the population. In order to perform real-time telemetry, wireless sensor networks with ZigBee technology will be mounted alongside the entire route of the train traffic. These networks capture and transmit data collected in each train until they reach base stations where a processing embedded system in an FPGA is responsible for receiving the data, performing the necessary calculations and sending the obtained information to a central monitoring system through an Ethernet network. The embedded system functions as a data server providing information to a monitoring system installed in the Operational Control Center (OCC) and in other sectors requiring this information. The use of a dedicated processing device such as an FPGA gives the system far greater efficiency than that typically found in general purpose processors. Furthermore, it allows the customization of the hardware, thus reducing the final cost of the system. The monitoring system installed in the OCC is responsible for managing the storage and display of the data received. It will display the data in tables and graphs in real time, enabling the traffic controllers to analyze the operation of each train and also to detect possible problems. The system also stores the data in a database for further study. Keywords: Telemetry, Wireless Sensor Networks, ZigBee Protocol, Embedded Systems, Nios II processor, FPGA.