Edge Computing-Based Intelligent Manhole Cover Management System for Smart Cities

• Published in: IEEE internet of things journal Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 1648 - 1656
• Main Authors: Jia, Gangyong, Han, Guangjie, Rao, Huanle, Shu, Lei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Piscataway IEEE 01.06.2018; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Average repair time; Cloud computing; Cybersecurity; Damage prevention; Edge computing; Electronic devices; intelligent manhole cover; Maintenance engineering; Management; Manhole covers; Narrowband; Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT); Radio frequency identification; radio frequency identification (RFID) tag; Real-time systems; Repair time; RFID tags; Servers; Smart cities
• ISSN: 2327-4662; 2327-4662
• DOI: 10.1109/JIOT.2017.2786349

An intelligent manhole cover management system (IMCS) is one of the most important basic platforms in a smart city to prevent frequent manhole cover accidents. Manhole cover displacement, loss, and damage pose threats to personal safety, which is contrary to the aim of smart cities. This paper proposes an edge computing-based IMCS for smart cities. A unique radio frequency identification tag with tilt and vibration sensors is used for each manhole cover, and a Narrowband Internet of Things is adopted for communication. Meanwhile, edge computing servers interact with corresponding management personnel through mobile devices based on the collected information. A demonstration application of the proposed IMCS in the Xiasha District of Hangzhou, China, showed its high efficiency. It efficiently reduced the average repair time, which could improve the security for both people and manhole covers.