Title :
A decentralized control for mobile sensor network effective coverage
Author :
Wang, Hua ; Guo, Yi
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Stevens Inst. of Technol., Hoboken, NJ
Abstract :
This paper investigates the effective coverage problem over an n-dimensional space of a mobile sensor system. We assume the sensor agent in the system has limited sensing range and communication range. We define the effective coverage problem as to achieve the maximum coverage and total communication distance minimized. We proposed decentralized control law to deploy mobile sensors achieve coverage goal based on gradient approach. Furthermore, the deploying control law avoids potential collision between agents.
Keywords :
decentralised control; wireless sensor networks; agent collision avoidance; coverage problem; decentralized control law; mobile sensor network; Automation; Batteries; Communication system control; Control systems; Distributed control; Intelligent control; Intelligent sensors; Mobile communication; Sensor systems; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Control and Automation, 2008. WCICA 2008. 7th World Congress on
Conference_Location :
Chongqing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2113-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2114-5
DOI :
10.1109/WCICA.2008.4592969
