A geometric transversal approach to analyzing track coverage in sensor networks

IEEE Transactions on Computers

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1113-1128

  Baumgartner, Kelli ^a   Ferrari, Silvia ^b  

^a ANALEX CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Coverage; Geometric transversals; Optimization; Search theory; Sensor networks; Target track

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; SENSOR NETWORKS; SENSORS;

COVERAGE PROBLEMS; DETECTION PERFORMANCES; GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES; LEBESGUE MEASURE; NOVEL METHODOLOGY; NUMERICA L RESULTS; OF SENSORS; ORDERS-OF-MAGNITUDE; REGION -OF-INTEREST (ROI); SENSOR MODELLING;

QUALITY OF SERVICE;

EID: 47049129912     PISSN: 00189340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TC.2008.56     Document Type: Article

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