Abeeda Akram¹, Kashif Zafar¹, Adnan Noor Mian², Abdul Rauf Baig³, Riyad Almakki³, Lulwah AlSuwaidan³, Shakir Khan^3,4,*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.46, No.3, pp. 3685-3701, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.032024

Abstract One of the important research issues in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) is the optimal layout designing for the deployment of sensor nodes. It directly affects the quality of monitoring, cost, and detection capability of WSNs. Layout optimization is an NP-hard combinatorial problem, which requires optimization of multiple competing objectives like cost, coverage, connectivity, lifetime, load balancing, and energy consumption of sensor nodes. In the last decade, several meta-heuristic optimization techniques have been proposed to solve this problem, such as genetic algorithms (GA) and particle swarm optimization (PSO). However, these approaches either provided computationally expensive solutions or covered a limited number… More >

Shakti Raj Chopra¹, Parulpreet Singh¹, Ahmed Alhussen^2,*, Nitin Mittal³, MohdAnul Haq⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.75, No.2, pp. 3189-3201, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.030061

Abstract Many extensive UAV communication networks have used UAV cooperative control. Wireless networking services can be offered using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as aerial base stations. Not only is coverage maximization, but also better connectivity, a fundamental design challenge that must be solved. The number of applications for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operating in unlicensed bands is fast expanding as the Internet of Things (IoT) develops. Those bands, however, have become overcrowded as the number of systems that use them grows. Cognitive Radio (CR) and spectrum allocation approaches have emerged as a potential approach for resolving spectrum scarcity in wireless networks,… More >

Gamil Ahmed¹, Tarek Sheltami^1,*, Ashraf Mahmoud¹, Ansar Yasar²

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.136, No.3, pp. 3239-3263, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.022860

Abstract Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, have drawn significant consideration thanks to their agility, mobility, and flexibility features. They play a crucial role in modern reconnaissance, inspection, intelligence, and surveillance missions. Coverage path planning (CPP) which is one of the crucial aspects that determines an intelligent system’s quality seeks an optimal trajectory to fully cover the region of interest (ROI). However, the flight time of the UAV is limited due to a battery limitation and may not cover the whole region, especially in large region. Therefore, energy consumption is one of the most challenging issues that need to… More >

Shweta Singhal¹, Nishtha Jatana², Ahmad F Subahi³, Charu Gupta^4,*, Osamah Ibrahim Khalaf⁵, Youseef Alotaibi⁶

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.74, No.3, pp. 6755-6774, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.032308

Abstract Software needs modifications and requires revisions regularly. Owing to these revisions, retesting software becomes essential to ensure that the enhancements made, have not affected its bug-free functioning. The time and cost incurred in this process, need to be reduced by the method of test case selection and prioritization. It is observed that many nature-inspired techniques are applied in this area. African Buffalo Optimization is one such approach, applied to regression test selection and prioritization. In this paper, the proposed work explains and proves the applicability of the African Buffalo Optimization approach to test case selection and prioritization. The proposed algorithm… More >

T. V. Chithra^1,*, A. Milton²

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.45, No.2, pp. 1611-1623, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.026561

Abstract Retransmission avoidance is an essential need for any type of wireless communication. As retransmissions induce the unnecessary presence of redundant data in every accessible node. As storage capacity is symmetrical to the size of the memory, less storage capacity is experienced due to the restricted size of the respective node. In this proposed work, we have discussed the integration of the Energy Proficient Reduced Coverage Set with Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). PSO is a metaheuristic global search enhancement technique that promotes the searching of the best nodes in the search space. PSO is integrated with a Reduced Coverage Set, to… More >

Mohamed Amine Ouamri^1,2, Reem Alkanhel^3,*, Cedric Gueguen¹, Manal Abdullah Alohali⁴, Sherif S. M. Ghoneim⁵

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.74, No.1, pp. 453-467, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.031450

Abstract With the rapid development of emerging 5G and beyond (B5G), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly important to improve the performance of dense cellular networks. As a conventional metric, coverage probability has been widely studied in communication systems due to the increasing density of users and complexity of the heterogeneous environment. In recent years, stochastic geometry has attracted more attention as a mathematical tool for modeling mobile network systems. In this paper, an analytical approach to the coverage probability analysis of UAV-assisted cellular networks with imperfect beam alignment has been proposed. An assumption was considered that all users are distributed… More >

Fatih Aydemir¹, Aydin Cetin^2,*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.45, No.1, pp. 215-230, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.031116

Abstract Dynamic area coverage with small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems is one of the major research topics due to limited payloads and the difficulty of decentralized decision-making process. Collaborative behavior of a group of UAVs in an unknown environment is another hard problem to be solved. In this paper, we propose a method for decentralized execution of multi-UAVs for dynamic area coverage problems. The proposed decentralized decision-making dynamic area coverage (DDMDAC) method utilizes reinforcement learning (RL) where each UAV is represented by an intelligent agent that learns policies to create collaborative behaviors in partially observable environment. Intelligent agents increase their… More >

Jinglin Liang^1,2, Qian Sun^1,2,*, Xiaoyi Wang^3,2, Jiping Xu^1,2, Huiyan Zhang^1,2, Li Wang^1,2, Jiabin Yu^1,2, Jing Li⁴, Ruichao Wang⁵

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.73, No.3, pp. 5459-5471, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.029362

Abstract Underwater sensor networks have important application value in the fields of water environment data collection, marine environment monitoring and so on. It has some characteristics such as low available bandwidth, large propagation delays and limited energy, which bring new challenges to the current researches. The research on coverage control of underwater sensor networks is the basis of other related researches. A good sensor node coverage control method can effectively improve the quality of water environment monitoring. Aiming at the problem of high dynamics and uncertainty of monitoring targets, the random events level are divided into serious events and general events.… More >

K. Subramanian^*, S. Shanmugavel

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.35, No.1, pp. 739-754, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.027248

Abstract Target coverage and continuous connection are the major recital factors for Wireless Sensor Network (WSN). Several previous research works studied various algorithms for target coverage difficulties; however they lacked to focus on improving the network’s life time in terms of energy. This research work mainly focuses on target coverage and area coverage problem in a heterogeneous WSN with increased network lifetime. The dynamic behavior of the target nodes is unpredictable, because the target nodes may move at any time in any direction of the network. Thus, target coverage becomes a major problem in WSN and its applications. To solve the… More >

P. Thilagavathi^*, S. Karthikeyan

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.34, No.3, pp. 2035-2050, 2022, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.026651

Abstract Test data volume reduction and power consumption during testing time outlines are two main problems for Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) gadgets. Most the code-based arrangements have been utilized to diminish test data volume, although the most notable way that test data volume is high. The switching action that happens between the test carriers leads would expand power consumption. This work presents a compression/decompression methodology for limiting the amount of test data that should be kept on a tester and conveyed to each center in a System on a Chip (SOC) during a test utilizing the Adaptive Multiscale Transformation Run… More >