A Critical Analysis of Research Potential, Challenges, and Future Directives in Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks

Raza, Mohsin, Aslam, Nauman, Le-Minh, Hoa, Hussain, Sajjad, Cao, Yue and Khan, Noor Muhammad (2018) A Critical Analysis of Research Potential, Challenges, and Future Directives in Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks. IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, 20 (1). pp. 39-95. ISSN 1553-877X

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Abstract

In recent years, industrial wireless sensor networks (IWSNs) have emerged as an important research theme with applications spanning a wide range of industries including automation, monitoring, process control, feedback systems, and automotive. Wide scope of IWSNs applications ranging from small production units, large oil and gas industries to nuclear fission control, enables a fast-paced research in this field. Though IWSNs offer advantages of low cost, flexibility, scalability, self-healing, easy deployment, and reformation, yet they pose certain limitations on available potential and introduce challenges on multiple fronts due to their susceptibility to highly complex and uncertain industrial environments. In this paper, a detailed discussion on design objectives, challenges, and solutions, for IWSNs, are presented. A careful evaluation of industrial systems, deadlines, and possible hazards in industrial atmosphere are discussed. This paper also presents a thorough review of the existing standards and industrial protocols and gives a critical evaluation of potential of these standards and protocols along with a detailed discussion on available hardware platforms, specific industrial energy harvesting techniques and their capabilities. This paper lists main service providers for IWSNs solutions and gives insight of future trends and research gaps in the field of IWSNs.

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Additional Information: Publisher Copyright: © 2017 IEEE.
Uncontrolled Keywords: 6lo wg,6lowpan,automation,bluetooth,bus,castalia,cognitive sensor networks,congestion,ca,data centric,energy harvesting,ethernet,fieldbus,flat,flat architecture,gradient,hierarchical,ieee802.15.4e,iot,isa100.11a,iwsns,mac,mesh,mf,mixim,omnet++,openmote,openwsn,opnet,proactive routing,pv,re-mote,security,star,sunspot,tdma,tree,uwb,vlc,wasp mote,wi-fi,wirelesshart,wsns,zigbee,electrical and electronic engineering ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2200/2208
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Science > School of Computing Sciences
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Date Deposited: 16 Jun 2025 10:30
Last Modified: 16 Jun 2025 10:30
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/99525
DOI: 10.1109/COMST.2017.2759725

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