Design and Analysis of a Data Fusion Scheme in Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks Based on Multi-Protocol Mobile Agents
Sensors are increasingly used in mobile environments with wireless network connections. Multiple sensor types measure distinct aspects of the same event. Their measurements are then combined to produce integrated, reliable results. As the number of sensors in networks increases, low energy requireme...
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| author | Chunxue Wu Wenliang Wu Caihua Wan Ernst Bekkering Naixue Xiong |
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| description | Sensors are increasingly used in mobile environments with wireless network connections. Multiple sensor types measure distinct aspects of the same event. Their measurements are then combined to produce integrated, reliable results. As the number of sensors in networks increases, low energy requirements and changing network connections complicate event detection and measurement. We present a data fusion scheme for use in mobile wireless sensor networks with high energy efficiency and low network delays, that still produces reliable results. In the first phase, we used a network simulation where mobile agents dynamically select the next hop migration node based on the stability parameter of the link, and perform the data fusion at the migration node. Agents use the fusion results to decide if it should return the fusion results to the processing center or continue to collect more data. In the second phase. The feasibility of data fusion at the node level is confirmed by an experimental design where fused data from color sensors show near-identical results to actual physical temperatures. These results are potentially important for new large-scale sensor network applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6340b1877fc040659f274ab9347ebfa72022-12-22T04:00:21ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202017-11-011711252310.3390/s17112523s17112523Design and Analysis of a Data Fusion Scheme in Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks Based on Multi-Protocol Mobile AgentsChunxue Wu0Wenliang Wu1Caihua Wan2Ernst Bekkering3Naixue Xiong4School of Optical-Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science & Technology, Shanghai 200093, ChinaSchool of Optical-Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science & Technology, Shanghai 200093, ChinaSchool of Optical-Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science & Technology, Shanghai 200093, ChinaDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK 74464, USASchool of Optical-Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science & Technology, Shanghai 200093, ChinaSensors are increasingly used in mobile environments with wireless network connections. Multiple sensor types measure distinct aspects of the same event. Their measurements are then combined to produce integrated, reliable results. As the number of sensors in networks increases, low energy requirements and changing network connections complicate event detection and measurement. We present a data fusion scheme for use in mobile wireless sensor networks with high energy efficiency and low network delays, that still produces reliable results. In the first phase, we used a network simulation where mobile agents dynamically select the next hop migration node based on the stability parameter of the link, and perform the data fusion at the migration node. Agents use the fusion results to decide if it should return the fusion results to the processing center or continue to collect more data. In the second phase. The feasibility of data fusion at the node level is confirmed by an experimental design where fused data from color sensors show near-identical results to actual physical temperatures. These results are potentially important for new large-scale sensor network applications.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/17/11/2523multi-protocolmobile sensor networksdata fusionmobile agentscolor sensors |
| spellingShingle | Chunxue Wu Wenliang Wu Caihua Wan Ernst Bekkering Naixue Xiong Design and Analysis of a Data Fusion Scheme in Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks Based on Multi-Protocol Mobile Agents Sensors multi-protocol mobile sensor networks data fusion mobile agents color sensors |
| title | Design and Analysis of a Data Fusion Scheme in Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks Based on Multi-Protocol Mobile Agents |
| title_full | Design and Analysis of a Data Fusion Scheme in Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks Based on Multi-Protocol Mobile Agents |
| title_fullStr | Design and Analysis of a Data Fusion Scheme in Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks Based on Multi-Protocol Mobile Agents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design and Analysis of a Data Fusion Scheme in Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks Based on Multi-Protocol Mobile Agents |
| title_short | Design and Analysis of a Data Fusion Scheme in Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks Based on Multi-Protocol Mobile Agents |
| title_sort | design and analysis of a data fusion scheme in mobile wireless sensor networks based on multi protocol mobile agents |
| topic | multi-protocol mobile sensor networks data fusion mobile agents color sensors |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/17/11/2523 |
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