A wireless sensor network (WSN) is composed of a group of small power-constrained nodes
with functions of sensing and communication, which can be scattered over a vast region for …

The research progress of swarm robotics is reviewed in details. The swarm robotics inspired
from nature is a combination of swarm intelligence and robotics, which shows a great …

Within the context of multiple mobile, and networked robot systems, this chapter explores the
current state of the art. After a brief introduction, we first examine architectures for multirobot …

Learn all you need to know about wireless sensor networks! Protocols and Architectures for
Wireless Sensor Networks provides a thorough description of the nuts and bolts of wireless …

This paper considers the problem of deploying a mobile sensor network in an unknown
environment. A mobile sensor network is composed of a distributed collection of nodes …

Adequate coverage is very important for sensor networks to fulfill the issued sensing tasks.
In many working environments, it is necessary to make use of mobile sensors, which can …

Sensor networks have a lot of applications such as battlefield surveillance, environmental
monitoring, and industrial diagnostics. Coverage is one of the most important performance …

Sensing coverage and network connectivity are two of the most fundamental problems in
wireless sensor networks. Finding an optimal node deployment strategy that would minimize …

This paper demonstrates the advantages of using controlled mobility in wireless sensor
networks (WSNs) for increasing their lifetime, ie, the period of time the network is able to …

Several anomalies can occur in wireless sensor networks that impair their desired
functionalities ie, sensing and communication. Different kinds of holes can form in such …