In wireless sensor networks (WSNs), the appearance of coverage holes over a large target field is mostly possible. Those holes reduce network performance and may affect the network efficiency. Several approaches were proposed to heal coverage holes in WSNs, but they still suffer from some weaknesses. In this paper we suggest a distributed algorithm, named hybrid hole healing algorithm (3HA), to find the minimum effective patching positions to deploy additional nodes to cover the holes. A hole manager node of each hole is responsible for operating the 3HA algorithm which requires two phases. The first phase finds all candidate patching positions using a Voronoi diagram. It takes all Voronoi vertices within the hole as the initial patching positions list. The second phase reduces as much as possible this list based on integer linear programming and on a probabilistic sensor model. The 3HA algorithm repeats the above phases in rounds, until all Voronoi vertices are covered. Simulation results show that our solution offers a high coverage ratio for various forms and sizes of holes and reduces the number of additional sensors when compared to some algorithms like the Perimeter-based, the Delaunay triangulation-based, the Voronoi-based, and the Trees-based coverage hole healing methods.
A three-dimensional laser-keyhole welding model is developed, featuring the self-consistent evolution of the liquid/vapor
(L/V) interface together with full simulation of fluid flow and heat transfer. Important interfacial phenomena, such as free
surface evolution, evaporation, kinetic Knudsen layer, homogeneous boiling, and multiple reflections, are considered and applied
to the model. The level set approach is adopted to incorporate the L/V interface boundary conditions in the Navier-Stokes
equation and energy equation. Both thermocapillary force and recoil pressure, which are the major driving forces for the melt
flow, are incorporated in the formulation. For melting and solidification processes at the solid/liquid (S/L) interface, the
mixture continuum model has been employed. The article consists of two parts. This article (Part I) presents the model formulation
and discusses the effects of evaporation, free surface evolution, and multiple reflections on a steady molten pool to demonstrate
the relevance of these interfacial phenomena. The results of the full keyhole simulation and the experimental verification
will be provided in the companion article (Part II). 相似文献
The computer-aided design software package DMET (Digital Microwave Engineering Tool), which has been developed to meet the needs of the telecommunication engineering community involved in the design of line-of-sight digital microwave communication routes, is described. DMET can be used either by professionals or engineering students in such a way that efforts can be concentrated on the design objectives of the link rather than on cumbersome and tedious computations. This software package is particularly useful as a tool in teaching communication engineering students the basic practical steps involved in the design of line-of-sight radio communication links. Examples of antenna height computation and radio link budget computation using DMET are presented 相似文献