Full Coverage of a Region Allowing Inexact Placement of Sensors


Authors

Ted Brown, Deniz Sarı¨oz, Amotz Bar-Noy, Tom La Porta, Dinesh Verma

Abstract

In the literature of ad-hoc sensory networks, a wellstudied problem is that of achieving full sensory coverage within a region according to the boolean model of coverage. We introduce a new technique to achieve full coverage that anticipates bounded random deviations of resultant positions of some or all sensors from their designated positions. Various scenarios of placement for arbitrary arrangements of sensors are presented, and illustrated using two widely used grid arrangements. Quantitative results linking radius of coverage, grid granularity and tolerance for inexact placement are provided for triangular and square grid arrangements. Finally, we elaborate on various practical applications cutting across the aforementioned scenarios and arrangements.

Publication Date

September, 2007

Venue

Annual Conference of ITA, 2007

Published To

None


Publication Type

ITA Conference paper

ITA Area

Project 8, Technical area 3

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