A Hybrid Cluster-Based Target Tracking Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks
Joint Authors
Ma, Junchao
Wang, Zhi
Lou, Wei
Wang, Zhibo
Chen, Honglong
Source
International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue - (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-16, 16 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-03-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
16
Main Subjects
Telecommunications Engineering
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Target tracking is a typical and important application of wireless sensor networks (WSNs).
In consideration of the network scalability and energy efficiency for target tracking in large-scale WSNs, it has been employed as an effective solution by organizing the WSNs into clusters.
However, tracking a moving target in cluster-based WSNs suffers a boundary problem when the target moves across or along the boundaries of clusters, as the static cluster membership prevents sensors in different clusters from sharing information.
In this paper, we propose a novel mobility management protocol, called hybrid cluster-based target tracking (HCTT), which integrates on-demand dynamic clustering into a cluster-based WSN for target tracking.
By constructing on-demand dynamic clusters at boundary regions, nodes from different static clusters that detect the target can temporarily share information, and the tracking task can be handed over smoothly from one static cluster to another.
As the target moves, static clusters and on-demand dynamic clusters alternately manage the target tracking task.
Simulation results show that the proposed protocol performs better in tracking the moving target when compared with other typical target tracking protocols.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wang, Zhibo& Lou, Wei& Wang, Zhi& Ma, Junchao& Chen, Honglong. 2013. A Hybrid Cluster-Based Target Tracking Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks. International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks،Vol. 2013, no. -, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-476177
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wang, Zhibo…[et al.]. A Hybrid Cluster-Based Target Tracking Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks. International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks Vol. 2013, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-476177
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wang, Zhibo& Lou, Wei& Wang, Zhi& Ma, Junchao& Chen, Honglong. A Hybrid Cluster-Based Target Tracking Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks. International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. -, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-476177
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-476177