%0 Conference Proceedings %1 Pac2006Scalable %A Pac, M. R. %A Erkmen, A. M. %A Erkmen, I. %B Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2006 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on %D 2006 %J Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2006 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on %K wsn mobile-sensors coverage %P 1446--1451 %R 10.1109/iros.2006.281969 %T Scalable Self-Deployment of Mobile Sensor Networks: A Fluid Dynamics Approach %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iros.2006.281969 %X We propose a novel approach inspired by compressible fluids as a distributed and scalable solution to the deployment problem of mobile sensor networks in unknown environments. Our approach is based on fluid dynamics through which we model the sensor network as a fluid body and each sensor node as a fluid element. Originating from local neighborhood interactions, the principles of fluid flow are adapted to the deployment of the sensor network. Mimicking the diffusive and self-spreading behavior of compressible fluids in a mobile sensor network, we achieve the desirable properties of effective coverage, scalability, and distributed self-deployment. An adaptive deployment scheme is also devised for urban disaster environments where the number of nodes to be deployed may not be determined a priori. Simulation results show that our approach can guarantee a desired level coverability

@proceedings{Pac2006Scalable, abstract = {{We propose a novel approach inspired by compressible fluids as a distributed and scalable solution to the deployment problem of mobile sensor networks in unknown environments. Our approach is based on fluid dynamics through which we model the sensor network as a fluid body and each sensor node as a fluid element. Originating from local neighborhood interactions, the principles of fluid flow are adapted to the deployment of the sensor network. Mimicking the diffusive and self-spreading behavior of compressible fluids in a mobile sensor network, we achieve the desirable properties of effective coverage, scalability, and distributed self-deployment. An adaptive deployment scheme is also devised for urban disaster environments where the number of nodes to be deployed may not be determined a priori. Simulation results show that our approach can guarantee a desired level coverability}}, added-at = {2019-06-10T14:53:09.000+0200}, author = {Pac, M. R. and Erkmen, A. M. and Erkmen, I.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2fdd4fee3fdd9176189ead604a16ccecb/nonancourt}, booktitle = {Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2006 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on}, citeulike-article-id = {4509552}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iros.2006.281969}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs\_all.jsp?arnumber=4058575}, doi = {10.1109/iros.2006.281969}, interhash = {a88a1916b76ed5b4462532b434b99d4e}, intrahash = {fdd4fee3fdd9176189ead604a16ccecb}, journal = {Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2006 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on}, keywords = {wsn mobile-sensors coverage}, pages = {1446--1451}, posted-at = {2009-05-13 10:08:37}, priority = {2}, timestamp = {2019-08-01T15:35:04.000+0200}, title = {{Scalable Self-Deployment of Mobile Sensor Networks: A Fluid Dynamics Approach}}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iros.2006.281969}, year = 2006 }