Efficient Charging Pad Deployment in Large-Scale WRSNs: A Sink-Outward Strategy

• Published in: Electronics (Basel) Vol. 14; no. 11; p. 2159
• Main Authors: Cheng, Rei-Heng, Yu, Chang-Wu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.06.2025
• Subjects: Aircraft; Algorithms; Connectivity; Data collection; Drone aircraft; Drones; Efficiency; Energy consumption; Greedy algorithms; Nodes; Optimization; Redundancy; Sensors; Traveling salesman problem; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Vehicles; Wireless power transmission; Wireless sensor networks; Wireless telecommunications equipment

In recent years, a key problem in wireless sensor networks has been how to effectively deploy the minimum number of wireless charging pads while establishing at least one feasible charging path from the base station. This ensures that the unmanned aerial vehicle can reach and recharge all sensor nod...