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Bodacious-instance coverage mechanism for wireless sensor network
Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing
  • Shahzad Ashraf, Hohai University Changzhou
  • Omar Alfandi, Zayed University
  • Arshad Ahmad, Pak-Austria Fachhochschule Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology
  • Asad Masood Khattak, Zayed University
  • Bashir Hayat, Institute of Management Sciences
  • Kyong Hoon Kim, Kyungpook National University
  • Ayaz Ullah, University of Swabi
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2020
Abstract

Copyright © 2020 Shahzad Ashraf et al. Due to unavoidable environmental factors, wireless sensor networks are facing numerous tribulations regarding network coverage. These arose due to the uncouth deployment of the sensor nodes in the wireless coverage area that ultimately degrades the performance and confines the coverage range. In order to enhance the network coverage range, an instance (node) redeployment-based Bodacious-instance Coverage Mechanism (BiCM) is proposed. The proposed mechanism creates new instance positions in the coverage area. It operates in two stages; in the first stage, it locates the intended instance position through the Dissimilitude Enhancement Scheme (DES) and moves the instance to a new position, while the second stage is called the depuration, when the moving distance between the initial and intended instance positions is sagaciously reduced. Further, the variations of various parameters of BiCM such as loudness, pulse emission rate, maximum frequency, grid points, and sensing radius have been explored, and the optimized parameters are identified. The performance metric has been meticulously analyzed through simulation results and is compared with the state-of-the-art Fruit Fly Optimization Algorithm (FOA) and, one step above, the tuned BiCM algorithm in terms of mean coverage rate, computation time, and standard deviation. The coverage range curve for various numbers of iterations and sensor nodes is also presented for the tuned Bodacious-instance Coverage Mechanism (tuned BiCM), BiCM, and FOA. The performance metrics generated by the simulation have vouched for the effectiveness of tuned BiCM as it achieved more coverage range than BiCM and FOA.

Publisher
Hindawi Limited
Disciplines
Keywords
  • Image resolution,
  • Pulse code modulation,
  • Environmental factors,
  • Fruit Fly Optimization Algorithm (FOA),
  • Maximum frequency,
  • Optimized parameter,
  • Performance metrices,
  • Performance metrics,
  • Standard deviation,
  • Wireless coverage,
  • Sensor nodes
Scopus ID

85097572541

Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Indexed in Scopus
Yes
Open Access
Yes
Open Access Type
Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series
Citation Information
Shahzad Ashraf, Omar Alfandi, Arshad Ahmad, Asad Masood Khattak, et al.. "Bodacious-instance coverage mechanism for wireless sensor network" Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Vol. 2020 (2020) - 11 ISSN: <p><a href="https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/issn/1530-8669" target="_blank">1530-8669</a></p>
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/omar-alfandi/57/