Optimizing lifetime of a wireless sensor network covering moving targets

Abstract

AbstractIn this article, the problems studied are to optimize the life of the network of sensors covering mobile targets by minimizing the energy consumption of the network. Indeed, wireless sensor networks have received particular attention in recent years, as their applications are common today, such as vehicle tracking or battlefield monitoring. In a wireless sensor network, the sensor battery plays an important role. The function of the sensor depends on the battery life. Replacement of batteries becomes impossible once deployed in a remote or unattended location. A set of randomly placed sensors monitors targets moving in an area. Each sensor has a limited lifetime and two states: Active or Inactive. An active sensor can monitor targets in its monitoring sub-area at a necessary energy consumption cost. To model these problems, we use a mathematical model based on linear programming with mixed integer variables. AMPL is used to formulate the model and MINOS for its resolution and the numerical results allowed to obtain an adequate activation scheduling of the sensors by improving their lifetime.