A UAV-based Data Collection Approach for Wireless Sensor Network
Yangyang Chen, Song Shen · 2020
As a potential solution to the “Energy Hole” problem of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), UAV-based data collection is attracting extensive attention in recent years. Energy efficiency issues, including clustering and itinerary planning, are considered as the major challenges in this area. This paper proposes a UAV-based data collection approach which includes a cluster head selection algorithm with balanced energy, as well as an itinerary planning algorithm which provides optimal itinerary planning based on the comprehensive consideration of energy consumption and energy balancing.