Wireless sensor deployment network
Recent technological advances in the field of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) have enabled the development of low-cost, low-power and small-scale sensor nodes that integrate sensing, processing, storage, and communication capabilities. Such sensors may be deployed in vast quantities over vast geographical areas to form a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN), which provide unprecedented opportunities for monitoring and controlling the true world. This chapter provides a brief breakdown of WSNs, starting with a general definition of WSNs followed closely by an introduction to typical WSNs models and applications. Then, this chapter explains the investigation problems explored in this book, i.e. WSNs deployment problems, and their importance to WSNs applications.
Random deployment network
This chapter centers around the random Network deployment of WSNs, which will be often employed in remote, or hostile environments. To offer a holistic view of random deployment, this chapter presents a survey and taxonomy of random deployment strategies. Moreover, it discusses published theoretical and simulation studies on random deployment. Finally, it formulates practical issues that need further research.
Deterministic Deployment
Wireless sensor network (WSN) performance is directly linked to the keeping the sensors within the region of interest. This chapter investigates the static WSN deterministic deployment, which aims at generating a network topology that satisfies user's requirements. It highlights the components involved and discusses the prevailing literature. Moreover, it analyzes the uncertainty-aware WSN deployment where sensors may not always provide reliable information and show how a evidence theory might be exploited to style better deployment strategies. A thorough methodology for deterministic deployment of WSNs is presented and executed to deploy a simplified indoor surveillance WSN for motion detection.