title: Data collection method for mobile sensor networks based on the theory of thermal fields.
abstract: Many sensor applications are aimed for mobile objects, where conventional routing approaches of data delivery might fail. Such applications are habitat monitoring, human probes or vehicular sensing systems. This paper targets such applications and proposes lightweight proactive distributed data collection scheme for Mobile Sensor Networks (MSN) based on the theory of thermal fields. By proper mapping, we create distribution function which allows considering characteristics of a sensor node. We show the functionality of our proposed forwarding method when adapted to the energy of sensor node. We also propose enhancement in order to maximize lifetime of the sensor nodes. We thoroughly evaluate proposed solution and discuss the tradeoffs.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Global Information and Telecommunication Studies, Waseda University, 1-3-10 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-ku 169-0051, Tokyo, Japan. martin.macuha@fuji.waseda.jp
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Macuha
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tariq
authors.forename: Takuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D058998:Remote Sensing Technology; D059015:Wireless Technology