TY - GEN
T1 - Autonomous hexagonal deployment for optimal coverage in mobile sensor networks
AU - Li, Jun
AU - Zhang, Baihai
AU - Cui, Lingguo
AU - Chai, Senchun
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Self-deployment is one of the main research issues in mobile sensor networks. It determines quality of service of networks, such as coverage and connectivity. In this paper, a novel autonomous hexagonal deployment algorithm for optimal coverage is presented to achieve the ideal hexagonal deployment. According to this algorithm, a self-deployment approach by adjusting centroid is proposed so that the stacking problem in traditional virtual force approach can be avoided. Moreover, the virtual force algorithm is used to improving the sparse deployment. Simulation results show that self-deployment by the proposed algorithm can effectively reach the ideal hexagonal deployment for optimal coverage in the mobile sensor network with concentrated or sparse initial placement.
AB - Self-deployment is one of the main research issues in mobile sensor networks. It determines quality of service of networks, such as coverage and connectivity. In this paper, a novel autonomous hexagonal deployment algorithm for optimal coverage is presented to achieve the ideal hexagonal deployment. According to this algorithm, a self-deployment approach by adjusting centroid is proposed so that the stacking problem in traditional virtual force approach can be avoided. Moreover, the virtual force algorithm is used to improving the sparse deployment. Simulation results show that self-deployment by the proposed algorithm can effectively reach the ideal hexagonal deployment for optimal coverage in the mobile sensor network with concentrated or sparse initial placement.
KW - Hexagonal structure
KW - Mobile sensor networks
KW - Optimal coverage
KW - Self-deployment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84894515228&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1049/cp.2012.2345
DO - 10.1049/cp.2012.2345
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84894515228
SN - 9781849196413
T3 - IET Conference Publications
BT - IET International Conference on Information Science and Control Engineering 2012, ICISCE 2012
T2 - IET International Conference on Information Science and Control Engineering 2012, ICISCE 2012
Y2 - 7 December 2012 through 9 December 2012
ER -