Low-cost antenna technology for LPWAN IoT in rural applications

Cong-Duc Pham (1) , Fabien Ferrero (2) , Mamour Diop (1) , Leonardo Lizzi (2) , Ousmane Dieng (3) , Ousmane Thiaré (3)

1 LIUPPA - Laboratoire Informatique de l'Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour
2 LEAT - Laboratoire d'Electronique, Antennes et Télécommunications
3 UGB - Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis Sénégal

The article describes a low-cost and open IoT platform for rural applications in developing countries. Using the latest low-power, long-range radio technologies and off-the-shelves components, the platform can be quickly deployed and customized for a large variery of rural applications. We present in the article how a low-cost IoT collar device especially addressing the cattle rustling issues can be built from the platform. The article then focuses on the antenna part by presenting how a low-cost integrated antenna design can increase the robustness of the IoT collar by avoiding external fragile parts while preserving a high transmission quality.

Mots clés: Antennas; security; Internet of Things; low cost antenna technology; Sensors; Antenna design; Robustness; wide area networks; rural applications; low-cost IoT collar device; off-the-shelves components; Cows; mobility management (mobile radio); long range radio technology; Low-cost IoT; Logic gates; Hardware; Global Positioning System; agricultural engineering; LPWAN; cattle rustling issue; low-power electronics; wearable antennas; low power radio technology; LPWAN IoT

Domaines: Electromagnétisme

Cong-Duc Pham, Fabien Ferrero, Mamour Diop, Leonardo Lizzi, Ousmane Dieng, et al.. Low-cost antenna technology for LPWAN IoT in rural applications. 7th IEEE International Workshop on Advances in Sensors and Interfaces (IWASI), IEEE, Jun 2017, vieste, Italy. pp.121-126, ⟨10.1109/IWASI.2017.7974231⟩. ⟨hal-01571662⟩