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National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur

Radio Mesh Network for

disaster management

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 Contents
1. Title

2. Objectives

3. Methodology

4. Social Impact

5. Budget

6. Expected Outcome

7. State of Art

8. Details of Group

9. Abstract
 Radio mesh network for disaster management
• After a disaster like tornado, earthquake, tsunami is struck the cell phone towers are
also destroyed, this cuts off the area from communication. In a time where
communication is essential to recover and rescue people the entire affected area is
devoid of the primary need.

• Establishing connection becomes necessary which is what our project does. The project
aims to establish communication using nodes that use radio waves to establish
connection from one place to the other. The nodes can be deployed quickly and the
advantages it provides are enormous.

• The nodes allow the community members to community members to connect through a
community chat, it allows long range walkie talkie connections to allow rescue teams to
connect with other rescue teams and the control center, And it also allow to connect the
radio subnetwork to connect to mobile network to make normal phone calls.
 Mesh Network Setup after a disaster

• Extended Connectivity through Nodes • Solar powered Radio Nodes Setup (example)
 Objective of the project
Community chat Cell phone connection
People in need can It allows normal calls to
communicate with others be made from any node

Long distance walkie talkie Camera Capability

Multiple rescue teams far Allows image sharing and video
apart can communicate streaming for emergency use
with each other

Control Centre
A control centre can be
setup to send instructions
 Methodology
AM transmission
1 For Long range audio transmission for
walkie talkie and cellphone line AM
transmission is used.
Advantages:
• Long range
• Cheap
• Parts easily available
for production
• Each node has an AM Transmitter and
Receiver circuit
• All the audio is sent through this
circuit over a frequency that
• A small walkie talkie attachment can
transmit the walkie talkie audio to
mesh network
Community Chat
2 Community chat helps people to
connect and talk post disaster. People
can ask for help and help each other.
Implementation:
• Radio Modules such as NRF24 or
LoRa modules can be used to send
chat data from one node to other
• A development board will be used
to control the radio transceiver
modules
• People can chat using their
smartphones or a dedicated cheap
handheld device which can be
distributed per few families.
 Methodology
Cell Phone connection
3 • One of the node can be extended to a
location where there is cell tower
signal
• To that node GSM module will be
connected
• Audio from the GSM module will be
sent through the AM transmission
• People can have One Call at a time by
reaching on one of the nodes and
dialing the number they want to
connect to
• This helps people in the disaster struck
area to communicate with someone far
away on a cellphone network
Control Centre
4 • Control Centre can be simply a tent
put up in emergency and connected
to the mesh network
• It can broadcast a message or send
instruction to a rescue team on the
walkie talkie
• This is made possible because of
the AM transmission and the
attachment on the walkie talkie of a
crew member
 Methodology
Construction of AM Transmitter and Receiver:

Sine wave generator Microphone Amp Antenna Amplification

For producing carrier For input audio signal For required range
wave.
Receiver Circuit:

Am receiver circuit Am receiver construction

 Social Impact
• Ensures an effective and reliable mechanism of communication during cases of
emergency like calamities and disasters.

• Provides effective management of resources so that the one in need get help
faster, hence prioritization of resource distribution effectively.

• Reduces the probabilities of miscommunication and mishaps due to confusion.

• Will certainly reduce the number of causalities and make a better model for
warning and caution before calamities.

• Will help the government to get clear idea of the situation of the people on
ground so that resource relocation be made easier.
 Timeline

01 02 03 04
Research and Prototype testing Field testing Production
developement and Refinement and validation

Planning and development Build and Test prototypes Conduct Field Tests Scale up production
of prototype in controlled of the node system and assembly
environments

Stages
 Budget Details
Sno. Areas Price(INR)

Development boards, Radio Transceivers, Solar panels 16,000.00

Basic electronic components, Prototype boards 5,000.00

Walkie-Talkies, 3d printer filaments, GSM modules 17,000.00

Soldering, Hot air guns, wires and other equipment 7,000.00

Miscellaneous 5,000.00
 Expected Outcome of the project
• The project allows the people in the disaster struck area to communicate and
ask for help from their own people in the community and the authorities through
community chat.

• It allows the rescue teams to communicate with each other for efficient sharing
of resources and fast recovery.

• It allows for the setup of a control center for the authorities to guide and direct
the rescue teams.

• The camera ability allows the rescue teams to ask for guidance, through
pictures of the scene, from the control center.

• Establishment of one call line allows the people in the affected region to have a
call using the cell phone communication.
 State of Art
The Idea of using radio communication at the time of disaster has long been
popular for the amateur radio enthusiasts. The origins of the mesh network arises
form there only as what's better than one is using multiple connected nodes.
We are taking inspiration from the previous works by various individuals in the
area and bring the technology to be mainstream in our country. From the hilly
areas of Uttarakhand to challenging areas of North-East where Earthquakes,
Floods are periodic, having this technology in hand is going to be immensely
helpful.

**Various new thing we are bringing into the idea, which had never been
implemented anywhere else.
• Providing the individuals with cheap hand-held communication
devices
• The Idea of a central control system
• Connecting the Rescue teams far apart
• Having camera capabilities on board
• Connecting the cell phone network to radio network
 Details of Project Group
Sno Post Name
Reg. NO. Email ID Department Contact

Mentorship Details
Sno Name Department
 Abstract
At the time of disaster like earthquake, tornado, tsunami, floods etc. The cell towers
are destroyed and added with the power grid failure due to destruction of power
lines, The entire cell phone network is gone in a time where communication is most
required. A time where people have to come in community to help each other and
heal, Communication between the people becomes massively difficult.

The Project solves the problem by establishing a local radio network that is quick to
install and provides tremendous features. The project includes a community chat
through which people can seek help, It allows rescue teams to connect to each
other whatsoever distance between them be, It allows to have a central control unit,
The camera capabilities allow the teams to take pictures and send it to central
control for guidance or quick information exchange, Finally the GSM connection
allows a cell phone call from any node.

These features will tremendously aid the rescue operation and healing of the
people from the consequences of the disaster.