Research Article

Energy Efficiency of Ultra-Low-Power Bicycle Wireless Sensor Networks Based on a Combination of Power Reduction Techniques

Table 4

Parameters of the mobile node in different velodrome sections (TPC-based distance estimation algorithm).

ParameterSection  1Section  2Section  3
OutdoorIndoorOutdoorIndoorOutdoorIndoor

Distance between mobile node and coach (m)32–4632–4646–5446–5454–6554–65
Transmitted power () of mobile node (dBm)−6−60−600
Data rate (bps)2 M250 k2 M250 k2 M250 k
Tx mode (mA)3.346.923.666.923.668.03
Rx mode (mA)13.6212.6513.6212.6513.6212.65
(Tx_ + Rx_)/28.489.7858.649.7858.6410.34