Node Deployment Strategy Based on Improved Particle Swarm Algorithm in Three-dimensional Underwater Sensor Networks

Abstract

To enhance the monitoring quality of the underwater three-dimensional target area and address issues such as uneven node distribution, inadequate coverage, and poor connectivity in traditional deployment strategies, a new node deployment strategy based on grid deployment with a variable weight particle swarm algorithm has been proposed in this research paper. Its goal is to minimize the quantity of deployed nodes while maintaining the coverage and connectivity of the three-dimensional wireless sensor networks (UWSNs). Simulation results demonstrate that this deployment strategy leads to good performance of the sensor network, and our approach ensures maximum coverage with the same number of nodes.