A learning automata based scheduling solution to the dynamic point coverage problem in wireless sensor networks

Computer Networks

Volumn 54, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 2410-2438

  Esnaashari, M ^a   Meybodi, M R ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dynamic point coverage; Learning automata; Scheduling; Wireless sensor network

Indexed keywords

DETECTION RATES; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EXISTING METHOD; LEARNING AUTOMATA; MOVEMENT PATTERN; MOVING OBJECTS; MOVING TARGETS; POINT COVERAGE; SENSING REGION; TARGET POINT; WIRELESS SENSOR;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; LEACHING; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SCHEDULING ALGORITHMS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SENSOR NODES; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 77956268180     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2010.03.014     Document Type: Article

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