A New Mechanism of Deployment and Management in Mobile Sensor Network

In the field of mobile sensor network (MSN), conventional deployment algorithm based on virtual force introduces Newtons law of motion into MSN. Although the self-deployment of MSN can be implemented, it also brings oscillation into MSN making some nodes impossible to stop quickly even if the nodes have reached their balance state. This problem leads to energy consumption in vain. By redefining laws of motion in MSN, a new Force-based algorithm is proposed. With this the motion of node is only determined by force. Simulation results showed that this deployment algorithm is effective and exhibited excellent performance in coverage and energy conservation.