Charging utility maximization in wireless rechargeable sensor networks by charging multiple sensors simultaneously

Y Ma, W Liang, W Xu - IEEE/ACM transactions on networking, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wireless energy charging has been regarded as a promising technology for prolonging
sensor lifetime in wireless rechargeable sensor networks (WRSNs). Most existing studies …

Approximation algorithms for charging reward maximization in rechargeable sensor networks via a mobile charger

W Liang, Z Xu, W Xu, J Shi, G Mao… - IEEE/ACM Transactions …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wireless energy transfer has emerged as a promising technology for wireless sensor
networks to power sensors with controllable yet perpetual energy. In this paper, we study …

A survey of optimization algorithms for wireless sensor network lifetime maximization

RM Curry, JC Smith - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Wireless sensor networks (WSN) consist of a set of sensors and collection sinks that gather
and analyze environmental conditions. Spurred by the growing need for data collection and …

Maintaining large-scale rechargeable sensor networks perpetually via multiple mobile charging vehicles

W Liang, W Xu, X Ren, X Jia, X Lin - ACM Transactions on Sensor …, 2016 - dl.acm.org
Wireless energy transfer technology based on magnetic resonant coupling has been
emerging as a promising technology for wireless sensor networks (WSNs) by providing …

An efficient trajectory design for mobile sink in a wireless sensor network

S Ghafoor, MH Rehmani, S Cho, SH Park - Computers & Electrical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Mobile sink trajectory plays a pivotal role for network coverage, data collection and data
dissemination in wireless sensor networks. Considering this, we propose a novel approach …

Data collection maximization in renewable sensor networks via time-slot scheduling

X Ren, W Liang, W Xu - IEEE Transactions on Computers, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper we study data collection in an energy renewable sensor network for scenarios
such as traffic monitoring on busy highways, where sensors are deployed along a …

Approximation algorithms for min-max cycle cover problems

W Xu, W Liang, X Lin - IEEE Transactions on Computers, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As a fundamental optimization problem, the vehicle routing problem has wide application
backgrounds and has been paid lots of attentions in past decades. In this paper we study its …

Maintaining sensor networks perpetually via wireless recharging mobile vehicles

W Liang, W Xu, X Ren, X Jia… - 39th Annual IEEE …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The emerging wireless energy transfer technology based on magnetic resonant coupling is
a promising technology for wireless sensor networks as it can provide a controllable and …

Use of a mobile sink for maximizing data collection in energy harvesting sensor networks

X Ren, W Liang, W Xu - 2013 42nd International conference on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper we study data collection in an energy harvesting sensor network for traffic
monitoring and surveillance purpose on busy highways, where sensors are densely …

Delay-tolerant data gathering in energy harvesting sensor networks with a mobile sink

X Ren, W Liang - 2012 IEEE Global Communications …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper we consider data collection in an energy harvesting sensor network with a
mobile sink, where a mobile sink travels along a trajectory for data collection subject to a …