Estimação do erro em redes de sensores sem fios

Abstract

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are presented in the constext of information acquisition and we propose a generic model based on the processes of signal sampling and reconstruction.We then define a measure of performance using the error when reconstructiong the signal.The analytical assessment of this measure in a variety of scenarios is unfeasible, so we propose and implement a Monte Carlo experiment for estimating the contribution of six factors on the performance of a WSN, namely: (i) the spatial distribution of sensors, (ii) the granularity of the phenomenon being monitored, (iii) the way in which sensors sample the phenomenon (constant characteristic functions defined on Voronoi cells or on cicles), (iv) the communication between sensors (either among neighboring Voronoi cells or among sensors within a range), (v) the clustering and aggregation algorithms (LEACH and SKATER), and (vi) the reconstruction techniques (by Voronoi cells and by Kriging). We conclude that all these factors have significative influence on the performance of a WSN, and we are able to quantitatively assess this influence.