Obstacle detection and estimation in wireless sensor networks

Computer Networks

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 858-868

  Wang, Wei Tong ^a   Ssu, Kuo Feng ^b  

^a Acer Inc   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coverage hole; Detection; Estimation; Obstacle; Wireless sensor network

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE POSITION; COVERAGE HOLES; DEPLOYMENT COSTS; DETECTION SCHEME; NETWORK SIMULATOR NS-2; OBSTACLE; OBSTACLE DETECTION; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK (WSNS);

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR DETECTION; ESTIMATION; OBSTACLE DETECTORS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

SENSOR NODES;

EID: 84875495516     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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