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Vaibhav Kotiyal1, Abhilash Singh2, Sandeep Sharma3

  • 1Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, India.

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An Enhanced Cuckoo Search (ECS) algorithm improves Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) node localization by using an Early Stopping mechanism. This significantly reduces localization time and average error for WSNs.

Area of Science:

  • Computer Science
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Network Engineering

Background:

  • Node localization is crucial for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs).
  • Bio-inspired meta-heuristic algorithms offer a promising approach to WSN node localization by framing it as an optimization problem.
  • Existing methods like Cuckoo Search (CS) require a fixed number of iterations, inefficiently using sensor resources.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose an Enhanced Cuckoo Search (ECS) algorithm for WSN node localization.
  • To minimize Average Localisation Error (ALE) and localization time.
  • To address the resource inefficiency of conventional meta-heuristic algorithms.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation of an Early Stopping (ES) mechanism within the Cuckoo Search algorithm.
Keywords:
Cuckoo SearchECSWSNsbio-inspired algorithmsnode localisationoptimisation function

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  • Conversion of the node localization problem into an optimization problem.
  • Minimization of localization errors through an iterative optimization process.

    • Main Results:

    • The proposed ECS algorithm achieved an Average Localisation Error (ALE) between 0.5-0.8 m for localizable nodes.
    • ECS demonstrated an 80% reduction in the average time required for node localization compared to modified CS.
    • The Early Stopping mechanism significantly optimized the search process by exiting the loop upon reaching the optimal solution.

    Conclusions:

    • The Enhanced Cuckoo Search (ECS) algorithm offers a significant improvement in WSN node localization efficiency.
    • ECS effectively minimizes both localization error and time, making it suitable for resource-constrained WSNs.
    • The Early Stopping mechanism enhances the practical applicability of meta-heuristic algorithms in WSNs.