1A1-F17 Information Gathering by Sensor Nodes with Passive Pendulum Mechanism

Abstract

The paper reports the improvement prototype of sensor node for gathering disaster information and some experimental results for setting-up and organizing sensor network. New prototype of sensor node equips an advanced passive pendulum mechanism than the former model for setting the direction of built-in camera uniformly. The main improvement of the mechanism was achieved by the design variation of the mechanism that supported center of gravity. Moreover, the information gathering function was improved by dealing with moving image. The experiment confirmed the functional advancement of the mechanism and the information gathering performance.