A survey on topology control in wireless sensor networks: Taxonomy, comparative study, and open issues

M Li, Z Li, AV Vasilakos - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The wireless sensor network (WSN) technology spawns a surge of unforeseen applications.
The diversity of these emerging applications represents the great success of this technology …

Mobility and intruder prior information improving the barrier coverage of sparse sensor networks

S He, J Chen, X Li, X Shen… - IEEE transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The barrier coverage problem in emerging mobile sensor networks has been an interesting
research issue due to many related real-life applications. Existing solutions are mainly …

Achieving k-barrier coverage in hybrid directional sensor networks

Z Wang, J Liao, Q Cao, H Qi… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Barrier coverage is a critical issue in wireless sensor networks for security applications (eg,
border protection) where directional sensors (eg, cameras) are becoming more popular than …

Towards omnidirectional passive human detection

Z Zhou, Z Yang, C Wu, L Shangguan… - 2013 Proceedings IEEE …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Passive human detection and localization serve as key enablers for various pervasive
applications such as smart space, human-computer interaction and asset security. The …

Omnidirectional coverage for device-free passive human detection

Z Zhou, Z Yang, C Wu, L Shangguan… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Device-free Passive (DfP) human detection acts as a key enabler for emerging location-
based services such as smart space, human-computer interaction, and asset security. A …

Energy-efficient intrusion detection with a barrier of probabilistic sensors: Global and local

J Chen, J Li, TH Lai - IEEE Transactions on Wireless …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Intrusion detection is a significant application in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). S. Kumar
et al have introduced the concept of barrier coverage, which deploys sensors in a narrow …

Surface coverage in sensor networks

L Kong, M Zhao, XY Liu, J Lu, Y Liu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Coverage is a fundamental problem in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Conventional
studies on this topic focus on 2D ideal plane coverage and 3D full space coverage. The 3D …

Algorithms on minimizing the maximum sensor movement for barrier coverage of a linear domain

DZ Chen, Y Gu, J Li, H Wang - Discrete & Computational Geometry, 2013 - Springer
In this paper, we study the problem of moving nn sensors on a line to form a barrier
coverage of a specified segment of the line such that the maximum moving distance of the …

Barrier coverage with line-based deployed mobile sensors

A Saipulla, C Westphal, B Liu, J Wang - Ad Hoc Networks, 2013 - Elsevier
Barrier coverage of a wireless sensor network is a critical issue in military and homeland
security applications, aiming to detect intruders that attempt to cross the deployed region …

Maximizing the Lifetime of -Discrete Barrier Coverage Using Mobile Sensors

J Du, K Wang, H Liu, D Guo - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Barrier coverage is an essential issue in wireless sensor networks for its various
applications. Traditional barrier coverage, however, has a tight requirement that sensor …