Framework for integrated oil pipeline monitoring and incident mitigation systems
Title
Framework for integrated oil pipeline monitoring and incident mitigation systems
Subject
Critical infrastructure protection (CIP)
Data fusion
Pipeline monitoring
Pipeline surveillance
Wireless sensor networks (WSN)
Wireless sensor node (Mote)
Description
Wireless Sensor Nodes (motes) have witnessed rapid development in the last two decades. Though the design considerations for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have been widely discussed in the literature, limited investigation has been done for their application in pipeline surveillance. Given the increasing number of pipeline incidents across the globe, there is an urgent need for innovative and effective solutions for deterring the incessant pipeline incidents and attacks. WSN pose as a suitable candidate for such solutions, since they can be used to measure, detect and provide actionable information on pipeline physical characteristics such as temperature, pressure, video, oil and gas motion and environmental parameters. This paper presents specifications of motes for pipeline surveillance based on integrated systems architecture. The proposed architecture utilizes a Multi-Agent System (MAS) for the realization of an Integrated Oil Pipeline Monitoring and Incident Mitigation System (IOPMIMS) that can effectively monitor and provide actionable information for pipelines. The requirements and components of motes, different threats to pipelines and ways of detecting such threats presented in this paper will enable better deployment of pipeline surveillance systems for incident mitigation. It was identified that the shortcomings of the existing wireless sensor nodes as regards their application to pipeline surveillance are not effective for surveillance systems. The resulting specifications provide a framework for designing a cost-effective system, cognizant of the design considerations for wireless sensor motes used in pipeline surveillance.
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Creator
Eze, Johnson
Nwagboso, Christopher
Georgakis, Panagiotis
Publisher
SI: FAIM 2015
Date
2017
Type
journalArticle
Identifier
0736-5845
10.1016/j.rcim.2016.12.007
Collection
Citation
Eze, Johnson, Nwagboso, Christopher, and Georgakis, Panagiotis, “Framework for integrated oil pipeline monitoring and incident mitigation systems,” Lamar University Midstream Center Research, accessed May 14, 2024, https://lumc.omeka.net/items/show/27512.