IoT technology

Research on IoT technology and applications

Informaatioteknologian yksikössä on tehty tutkimusta erilaisten IoT (Internet of Things)-sovellusten parissa usean vuoden ajan. IoT tutkimuksessa keskiössä ovat IoT-teknologiat ja ympäristön monitorointiin, teollisuuden ja liikenteen mittaus- ja ohjausjärjestelmiin, hyvinvointiin ja terveydenhuoltoon sekä erilaisiin rakennuksiin ja kiinteistöihin liittyvät sovelluskohteet. Teknologioiden näkökulmasta tutkimustoiminta keskittyy langattomaan tiedonsiirtoon, sulautettuihin järjestelmiin, IoT- ja sensoriverkkoteknologioihin ja protokolliin, sekä tekoälyyn ja datan käsittelyyn.

Tutkimusta tehdään pääasiassa hankerahoituksella yhteistyössä yritysten ja yhteistyökumppanien kanssa. Yksiköllä on pitkä kokemus hanketoiminnasta, ja tutkimustuloksien ja osaamisen viemisestä alueen yrityksiin ja tietotekniikan maisterikoulutukseen. Tavoitteenamme on jatkossakin toteuttaa keskeisiltä tutkimusaloiltamme hankkeita, jotka ovat teollisuuden ja pk-yritysten kannalta mielekkäitä.

Yksikön osaaminen perustuu usean vuoden kokemukseen yritysyhteistyöstä sulautettujen järjestelmien ja langattomien teknologioiden parissa, ja sillä on oma kehitysalusta IoT-sovellusten toteuttamiseen.

Ismo Hakala, professor

Head of Information Technology Unit

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Mika Alanko, project manager

Information technology, teaching, research and projects

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Jukka Ihalainen, laboratory engineer

Information technology, teaching, research and projects

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Lasse Harjumaa, postdoctoral researcher

Information technology, research and projects

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Leena Hellman, project researcher

Information technology, research and projects

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Timo Hongell, project manager

Information technology, research and projects

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434

Petri Jyrkkä, project manager

Information technology, teaching, research and projects

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Ilkka Kivelä, project manager

Information technology, research and projects

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434

Pekka Kujala, software designer

Information technology, research and projects

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435A

Rony Leppänen, project researcher

Information technology, research and projects

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Jari Luomala, project researcher

Information technology, research and projects

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432B

Jukka Määttälä, university teacher

Information technology, teaching and student guidance, research and projects

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411B

Xinyu Tan, project researcher

Information technology, research and projects

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435B

Veli-Matti Tornikoski, project manager

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433A

IoT platform

ICT Unit has developed many different wireless platforms for sensor network applications with following hardware: Atmega128L+CC2420 board, Jennic JN5139 modules, Zigbit 2.4GHz and 868Mhz modules. We have named our platform as CiNetNode.

CiNetNodeV1 (2004)

Atmega128L+ Chipcon CC2420

CiNetNodeV2 (2009)

Jennic JN5139 (integrated 2.4GHz radio)

CiNetNodeV3 (2013)

Both 2.4GHz and 868MHz versions

CiNetNodeV3 (2013)

CiNetNodeV4 (2015)

CiNetNode v4 (ATXMEGA256 + AT86RF212B)

CiNetNodeV5

Currently used wireless IoT platform is our own design and it is based on Atmel's ATxmega256 microcontroller and IEEE802.15.4-compliant radio transceiver (AT86RF215M).

CinetNode v5 (ATXMEGA256 + AT86RF215M)

Yksikön laboratiossa on seuraava laitekanta

Signaaligeneraattori

Agilent ESG 4437-DP
Agilent ESG 4438C

Spektriananalysaattori

Agilent PSA 4440A

Vektorianalysaattori

Agilent VSA 4406A

Logiikka-analysaattori

Advantest R3767CG

Oskilloskooppi

HP Infinium 54845A

RF-tehomittari

Rohde&Schwartz NRP

Piirianalysaattori

Tektronix TLA612

Pulssigeneraattori

Agilent 81112A

Funktio-generaattori

Agilent 33250A

Virtalähde

Agilent 3631A

Juotosasema

PACE MBT250

Mikroskooppi

MANTIS
- 2x and 4x zooming

Emulaattorit

ATICE 50
- For Atmel ATmega series

Ohjelmointikitti

STK500
- Atmel's tinyAVR, AVR ja megaAVR microcontrollers

Kehityskitit

DSP starter kit
C6711 DSP Starter Kit
C5416 DSP Starter Kit

Publications

Sensor networks and wireless communication

  • Hakala, Ismo; Tan, Xinyu (2020). A Statecharts-Based Approach for WSN Application Development. Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks, 9 (4), 45.
  • Jansson, Johan; Hakala, Ismo (2020). Managing sensor data streams in a smart home application. International Journal of Sensor Networks, 32 (4), 247-258.
  • Luomala, J., & Hakala, I. (2019). Analysis and Evaluation of Adaptive RSSI-based Ranging in Outdoor Wireless Sensor Networks. Ad Hoc Networks, 87, 100-112
  • Klemets, J., Määttälä, J., & Hakala, I. (2019). Integration of an in-home monitoring system into home care nurses’ workflow : A case study. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 123, 29-36.
  • Klemets, J., Määttälä, J., Jansson, J., & Hakala, I. (2017). Nurses' Perspectives on In-Home Monitoring of Elderlies's Motion Pattern. In R. Randell, R. Cornet, C. McCowan, N. Peek, & P. J. Scott (Eds.), Informatics for Health: Connected Citizen-Led Wellness and Population Health (pp. 23-27). IOS Press.
  • Hakala, I., & Luomala, J. (2017). Peer-to-peer cooperative GNSS-based localization for stationary reference nodes in wireless sensor networks. In Proceedings of 2017 International Conference on Localization and GNSS (ICL-GNSS) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
  • Luomala, J. & Hakala, I. (2015). Effects of Temperature and Humidity on Radio Signal Strength in Outdoor Wireless Sensor Networks. Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (FedCSIS 2015) (To be published)
  • Kivelä, I., Hakala, I. (2015). Area-based environmental noise measurements with a wireless sensor network, Proceedings of the EURONOISE2015
  • Hongell, T., Kivelä, I., Hakala, I. (2014). Wireless Strain Gauge Network - Best-Hall Measurement Case, Proceedings of the IEEE Ninth International Conference on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing (ISSNIP)
  • Luomala, J. & Hakala, I. (2012). Towards Adaptive Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks. 2nd International Conference on Ubiquitous Positioning, Indoor Navigation, and Location Based Service (UPINLBS 2012)
  • Hongell, T., Ihalainen, J., Hakala, I. (2012). CiNetStrain - Wireless Strain Gauge Network - Calibration and Reliability Measurements, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Ad Hoc Networks (ADHOCNETS2012)
  • Gao, C., Kivelä, I., Tan X., Hakala I. (2012). A Transmission Scheduling for Data-Gathering Wireless Sensor Networks, The 9th IEEE International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing (UIC 2012)
  • Hakala, I., Hongell, T. (2012). Neighbourtables – A Cross-layer Solution for Wireless CiNet Network Analysis and Diagnostics. Sensors & Transducers Journal (ISSN 1726- 5479), Vol 14-2, Special Issue, 228-241.
  • Hakala, I. & Hongell, T. (2011). Wireless CiNet Network Analysis and Diagnostics Using Neighbourtables. SENSORCOMM 2011, The Fifth International Conference on Sensor Technologies and Applications
  • Kivelä, I., Gao, C., Luomala, J., & Hakala, I. (2011). Design of Noise Measurement Sensor Network: Networking and Communication Part .SENSORCOMM 2011, The Fifth International Conference on Sensor Technologies and Applications.
  • Hakala, I., Hongell, T. & Luomala, J. (2010). CiNetView - Graphic Interface forWireless Sensor Network Deployment and Monitoring. The Fourth International Conference on Sensor Technologies and Applications 395-401.
  • Hakala, I., Ihalainen, J., Kivelä, I. & Tikkakoski, M. (2010). Evaluation of Environmental Wireless Sensor Network - Case Foxhouse. International Journal on Advances in Networks and Services, 3 (2010) (1-2). http://www.iariajournals.org/networks_and_services/index.html
  • Hakala, I., Kivelä, I., Ihalainen, J., Luomala, J. & Gao, C. (2010). Design of Low-Cost Noise Measurement Sensor Network: Sensor Function Design. The First International Conference on Sensor Device Technologies and Applications 172-179.
  • Hakala, I., Tikkakoski, M. & Kivelä, I. (2008). Wireless sensor network in environmental monitoring-case foxhouse. Proceedings of the second international conference on sensor technologies and applications.
  • Hakala, I. & Tikkakoski, M. (2006). From vertical to horizontal architecture - a cross-layer implementation in a sensor netwrk node. In (Eds.), Proceedings of the First Intersense conference in Integrated Internet Ad hoc and Sensor Networks.
  • Tervonen, J., Sorvoja, V., Tikkakoski, M., Hakala, I., Weckström, P., Bialowas, M., Malinen, H. & Turpeenoja, M. (2006). Control system utilising wireless communication and GPS position for a direct seeding drill. Icma 2006 Conference Proceedings.