Lifetime-Maximized Strong Barrier Coverage of 3D Camera Sensor Networks

Camera sensor networks (CSNs) have advantages on providing the precise and multimedia information for plenty of applications. The high coverage quality of CSNs especially satisfies the monitoring requirements of barrier coverage. In three-dimensional (3D) application scenarios, the tracking of the potential intruder in the monitored irregular spaces brings more difficulties and challenges on strong barrier coverage for CSNs. In this paper, we consider the strong barrier coverage problem in 3D CSNs and focus on the objective of monitoring the intruder with high resolution and maximizing the network lifetime. We firstly introduce the definition and hardness proof for the problem based on the irregular space model and the network model, which adopts the Region of Interest (ROI) sensing model with high effective resolution. Secondly, we design two sleep-and-awake scheduling algorithms for the problem in homogeneous and heterogeneous networks, respectively, which are based on the auxiliary graph transformation and the disjoint flows construction. To evaluate these algorithms’ performance on the lifetime maximization, we conduct extensive simulation experiments and analyze their results on their advantages and applicable scenarios.