scholarly journals A Novel 3D Node Deployment Inspired by Dusty Plasma Crystallization in UAV-Assisted Wireless Sensor Network Applications

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (22) ◽  
pp. 7576
Author(s):  
Rongxin Tang ◽  
Yuhao Tao ◽  
Jiahao Li ◽  
Zhiming Hu ◽  
Kai Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Network ◽  
Sensor Network ◽  
Dusty Plasma ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Debye Length ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Node Deployment ◽  
System Utilization ◽  
Sensing Radius

With the rapid progress of hardware and software, a wireless sensor network has been widely used in many applications in various fields. However, most discussions for the WSN node deployment mainly concentrated on the two-dimensional plane. In such a case, some large scale applications, such as information detection in deep space or deep sea, will require a good three dimensional (3D) sensor deployment scenario and also attract most scientists’ interests. Excellent deployment algorithms enable sensors to be quickly deployed in designated areas with the help of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). In this paper, for the first time, we present a three dimensional network deployment algorithm inspired by physical dusty plasma crystallization theory in large-scale WSN applications. Four kinds of performance evaluation methods in 3D space, such as the moving distance, the spatial distribution diversion, system coverage rate, and the system utilization are introduced and have been carefully tested.Furthermore, in order to improve the performance of the final deployment, we integrated the system coverage rate and the system utilization to analyze the parameter effects of the Debye length and the node sensing radius. This criterion attempts to find the optimal sensing radius with a fixed Debye length to maximize the sensing range of the sensor network while reducing the system redundancy. The results suggest that our 3D algorithm can quickly complete an overall 3D network deployment and then dynamically adjust parameters to achieve a better distribution. In practical applications, engineers may choose appropriate parameters based on the sensor’s hardware capabilities to achieve a better 3D sensor network deployment. It may be significantly used in some large-scale 3D WSN applications in the near future.

scholarly journals Investigation of Parameter Effects on Virtual-Spring-Force Algorithm for Wireless-Sensor-Network Applications

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (14) ◽  
pp. 3082
Author(s):  
Zhiyong Yu ◽  
Rongxin Tang ◽  
Kai Yuan ◽  
Hai Lin ◽  
Xin Qian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Wireless Sensor Network ◽  
Sensor Network ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Central Force ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Target Area ◽  
Node Deployment ◽  
Spring Force

Virtual-force algorithms (VFAs) have been widely studied for accurate node deployment in wireless-sensor-network (WSN) applications. Their main purpose is to achieve the maximum coverage area with the minimum number of sensor nodes in the target area. Recently, we reported a new VFA based on virtual spring force (VFA-SF) and discussed in detail the corresponding efficiency via statistical analysis. The optimized strategy by adding an external central force (VFA-SF-OPT) was presented, which effectively eliminates the coverage hole or twisted structure in the final network distribution. In this paper, the parameter effects on VFA-SF and the VFA-SF-OPT were further investigated: (1) Node velocity dramatically affects the convergence rate of the node-deployment process. (2) A suitable external central force improves equilibrium distance and reduces energy consumption. (3) The effects of VFA-SF and VFA-SF-OPT for different types of obstacles are discussed. Generally, by choosing suitable parameters, both VFA-SF and VFA-SF-OPT can effectively improve node deployment and energy consumption for the whole sensor network. The results give important insight in parameter selection and information fusion in the application of a large-scale WSN.

scholarly journals Implementation of Protocol Stack for Three-Dimensional Wireless Sensor Network

2016 ◽  
Vol 89 ◽  
pp. 193-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhishek Joshi ◽  
Sarang Dhongdi ◽  
K.R. Anupama ◽  
Pritish Nahar ◽  
Rishabh Sethunathan
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Network ◽  
Sensor Network ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Protocol Stack

scholarly journals A Distributed Collision-Free Data Aggregation Scheme for wireless sensor network

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 155014771879584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danyang Qin ◽  
Yan Zhang ◽  
Jingya Ma ◽  
Ping Ji ◽  
Pan Feng
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Network ◽  
Sensor Network ◽  
Data Aggregation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Network Delay ◽  
Free Data ◽  
Aggregation Scheme ◽  
Aggregation Technology

Due to the advantages of large-scale, data-centric and wide application, wireless sensor networks have been widely used in nowadays society. From the physical layer to the application layer, the multiply increasing information makes the data aggregation technology particularly important for wireless sensor network. Data aggregation technology can extract useful information from the network and reduce the network load, but will increase the network delay. The non-exchangeable feature of the battery of sensor nodes makes the researches on the battery power saving and lifetime extension be carried out extensively. Aiming at the delay problem caused by sleeping mechanism used for energy saving, a Distributed Collision-Free Data Aggregation Scheme is proposed in this article to make the network aggregate data without conflicts during the working states periodically changing so as to save the limited energy and reduce the network delay at the same time. Simulation results verify the better aggregating performance of Distributed Collision-Free Data Aggregation Scheme than other traditional data aggregation mechanisms.

scholarly journals A Wireless Sensor Network Model for E-Metering and Fault Identification in Smart Water Distribution Systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (10S) ◽  
pp. 227-232
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Network ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Sensor Network ◽  
Network Model ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Water Distribution ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Water Distribution System ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Smart Water

Water distribution system is a network that supplies water to all the consumers through different means. Proper means of providing water to houses without compromising in quantity and quality is always a challenge. As it is a huge network keeping track of the utilization is difficult for the utility. Hence through this project we come up with a solution to solve this issue. Current technologies like Low Power Wide Area Networks, LoRa and sensor deployment techniques have been in research and were also tested in few rural areas but issues due to hardware deployment and large scale real time implementation was a challenge hence through this system we aim to create and simulate a real time scenario to test a sensor network model that could be implemented in large scale further. This project aims in building a wireless sensor network model for a smart water distribution system. In this system there is bidirectional communication between the consumer and the utility. Each house has a meter through which the amount of water consumed is sent to the utility board. The data has two fields containing the house ID and the data (water consumed); it is being sent to the data collection unit (DCU) which in-turn sends it to the central server so that the consumption is monitored in real time. All this is simulated using NETSIM and MATLAB.

scholarly journals V2X-Based Mobile Localization in 3D Wireless Sensor Network

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Iram Javed ◽  
Xianlun Tang ◽  
Kamran Shaukat ◽  
Muhammed Umer Sarwar ◽  
Talha Mahboob Alam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Network ◽  
Sensor Network ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Link Quality ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Localization Error ◽  
Localization Algorithm ◽  
Position Information ◽  
Mobile Anchor ◽  
Anchor Nodes

In a wireless sensor network (WSN), node localization is a key requirement for many applications. The concept of mobile anchor-based localization is not a new concept; however, the localization of mobile anchor nodes gains much attention with the advancement in the Internet of Things (IoT) and electronic industry. In this paper, we present a range-free localization algorithm for sensors in a three-dimensional (3D) wireless sensor networks based on flying anchors. The nature of the algorithm is also suitable for vehicle localization as we are using the setup much similar to vehicle-to-infrastructure- (V2I-) based positioning algorithm. A multilayer C-shaped trajectory is chosen for the random walk of mobile anchor nodes equipped with a Global Positioning System (GPS) and broadcasts its location information over the sensing space. The mobile anchor nodes keep transmitting the beacon along with their position information to unknown nodes and select three further anchor nodes to form a triangle. The distance is then computed by the link quality induction against each anchor node that uses the centroid-based formula to compute the localization error. The simulation shows that the average localization error of our proposed system is 1.4 m with a standard deviation of 1.21 m. The geometrical computation of localization eliminated the use of extra hardware that avoids any direct communication between the sensors and is applicable for all types of network topologies.

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