A predictive sensor network using ant system
Rajani Muraleedharan, Lisa Ann Osadciw · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2004
The need for a robust predictive sensor communication network inspired this research. There are many critical issues in a communication network with different data rate requirements, limited power and bandwidth. Energy con-sumption is one of the key issues in a sensor network as energy dissipation occurs during routing, communication and monitoring of the environment. This paper covers the routing of a sensor communication network by applying an evolu-tionary algorithm- the ant system. The issues considered include optimal energy, data fusion from different sensor types and predicting changes in environment with respect to time.