Sensor Clustering Using a K-Means Algorithm in Combination with Optimized Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Trajectory in Wireless Sensor Networks

TN Tran, TL Nguyen, VT Hoang, M Voznak - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
We examine a general wireless sensor network (WSN) model which incorporates a large
number of sensors distributed over a large and complex geographical area. The study …

[PDF][PDF] Optimizing unmanned aerial vehicle assisted data collection in cluster based wireless sensor network

MA Sayeed, R Shree - ICIC Express Letters, 2019 - icicel.org
Wireless Sensor Networks have proven to be of significant importance when it comes to
monitoring and statistical data collection. WSN can be easily deployed in remote and …

Optimization of wireless sensor network and UAV data acquisition

DT Ho, EI Grøtli, PB Sujit, TA Johansen… - Journal of Intelligent & …, 2015 - Springer
This paper deals with selection of sensor network communication topology and the use of
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for data gathering. The topology consists of a set of …

Time-Oriented Joint Clustering and UAV Trajectory Planning in UAV-Assisted WSNs: Leveraging Parallel Transmission and Variable Velocity Scheme

R Chai, Y Gao, R Sun, L Zhao… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been regarded as an efficient approach for
collecting data in wireless sensor networks (WSNs), benefited from their mobility and …

[PDF][PDF] Residual energy-based clustering in UAV-aided wireless sensor networks for surveillance and monitoring applications

S Poudel, S Moh, J Shen - Journal of Surveillance …, 2021 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Aim: Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-aided wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are effectively
used for surveillance, monitoring, and rescue applications in military and commercial …

Multi-UAV data collection framework for wireless sensor networks

S Alfattani, W Jaafar, H Yanikomeroglu… - 2019 IEEE Global …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we propose a framework design for wireless sensor networks based on
multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Specifically, we aim to minimize deployment and …

Clustered data muling in the internet of things in motion

E Tuyishimire, A Bagula, A Ismail - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
This paper considers a case where an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is used to monitor
an area of interest. The UAV is assisted by a Sensor Network (SN), which is deployed in the …

Cluster-based communication topology selection and UAV path planning in wireless sensor networks

DT Ho, EI Grøtli, PB Sujit, TA Johansen… - … on Unmanned Aircraft …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In conventional wireless sensor networks (WSNs) to conserve energy Low Energy Adaptive
Clustering Heirarchy (LEACH) is commonly used. Energy conversation is far more …

An optimization method to improve the performance of unmanned aerial vehicle wireless sensor networks

HR Cao, Z Yang, XJ Yue… - International Journal of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Wireless sensor networks have made great progress in recent years in every aspect of our
life. To extend their range of application and provide a further effective option for remote …

UAV-assisted cluster-head selection mechanism for wireless sensor network applications

SK Haider, MA Jamshed, A Jiang… - 2019 UK/China …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is gaining popularity in many applications, ie
data collection, surveillance, wireless sensor networks (WSNs) etc. In the WSN domain, the …