A Predictive Sensor Network Using Ant System

摘要

The need for a robust predictive sensor communication network inspired this research. There are many critical issues in a communication network with different data rate requirements, limited power and bandwidth. Energy consumption is one of the key issues in a sensor network as energy dissipation occurs during routing, communication and monitoring of the environment. This paper covers the routing of a sensor communication network by applying an evolutionary algorithm - the ant system. The issues considered include optimal energy, data fusion from different sensor types and predicting changes in environment with respect to time.