Quality over quantity: Target identifiability in directional sensor networks

Wilson M. Tan; Stephen A. Jarvis

doi:10.1109/ICWISE.2014.7042659

Quality over quantity: Target identifiability in directional sensor networks

Wilson M. Tan, Stephen A. Jarvis

Engineering and Physical Sciences

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2 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Existing algorithms for orienting sensors in directional sensor networks have primarily concerned themselves with the problem of maximizing the number of covered targets, assuming that target identification as a non-issue. Such an assumption however, does not hold true in all situations. In this paper, three heuristic algorithms for choosing active sensors and orienting them with the goal of balancing coverage and identifiability are presented. The first algorithm is parameterizable, allowing users to specify the desired level of trade-off between coverage and identifiability. The other two algorithms are not parameterizable, and are more suited for situations where coverage is preferred over identifiability. The performance of the algorithms are verified via simulations, and shown through simulations to confer increased target identifiability compared to algorithms originally designed to simply maximize the number of targets covered.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ICWiSe 2014 - 2014 IEEE Conference on Wireless Sensors
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	41-48
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479955947
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICWISE.2014.7042659
Publication status	Published - 13 Feb 2014
Event	2014 IEEE Conference on Wireless Sensors, ICWiSe 2014 - Subang Jaya, Malaysia Duration: 26 Oct 2014 → 28 Oct 2014

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Name	ICWiSe 2014 - 2014 IEEE Conference on Wireless Sensors

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Conference	2014 IEEE Conference on Wireless Sensors, ICWiSe 2014
Country/Territory	Malaysia
City	Subang Jaya
Period	26/10/14 → 28/10/14

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Keywords

coverage quality
directional sensing antenna
heuristic algorithm
sensor networks

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Hardware and Architecture
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Quality over quantity: Target identifiability in directional sensor networks. / Tan, Wilson M.; Jarvis, Stephen A.
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