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Covering a bounded region with minimum number of homogeneous sensor nodes is a NP-complete problem \cite{Li09}. In this paper we have proposed an {\it id} based distributed algorithm for optimal coverage in an unbounded region. The proposed…
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Range-based localization is ubiquitous: global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) power mobile phone-based navigation, and autonomous mobile robots can use range measurements from a variety of modalities including sonar, radar, and even…
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The coverage problem in wireless sensor networks deals with the problem of covering a region or parts of it with sensors. In this paper, we address the problem of covering a set of line segments in sensor networks. A line segment ` is said…
Accurate indoor node localization is critical for practical Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) applications, as Global Positioning System (GPS) fails to provide reliable Line-of-Sight (LoS) conditions in most indoor environments. Real-world…
The problem of covering random points in a plane with sets of a given shape has several practical applications in communications and operations research. One especially prominent application is the coverage of randomly-located points of…
This paper considers the problem of optimally deploying omnidirectional sensors, with potentially limited sensing radius, in a network-like environment. This model provides a compact and effective description of complex environments as well…
This paper Various studies cited in the literature deal with the classic problem of obstacle coverage, where the deployment environment, sensor nodes, and base stations have characteristics that are considered perfect but suffer from…
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Coverage is one of the fundamental issues in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). It reflects the ability of WSNs to detect the fields of interest. In a real sensor networks application, the detection area is always non-ideal and the terrain of…
This paper deals with the coverage problem of wireless sensor network. We use the density based clustering technique - OPTICS to cover a target region with less number of sensor nodes. OPTICS works well to identify the outliers, core points…
This paper primarily focuses on figuring out the best array of cameras, or visual sensors, so that such a placement enables the maximum utilization of these visual sensors. Maximizing the utilization of these cameras can convert to another…
In Wireless Sensor Networks, sensors are used for tracking objects, monitoring health and observing a region/territory for different environmental parameters. Coverage problem in sensor network ensures quality of monitoring a given region.…
The problem of computing a connected network with minimum interference is a fundamental problem in wireless sensor networks. Several models of interference have been studied in the literature. The most common model is the receiver-centric,…
A wireless network's design must include the optimization of the area of coverage of its wireless transmitters - mobile and base stations in cellular networks, wireless access points in WLANs, or nodes on a transmit schedule in a wireless…