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- Title
Modeling and Verification of a Heterogeneous Sky Surveillance Visual Sensor Network.
- Authors
Ahmad, Naeem; Khursheed, Khursheed; Imran, Muhammad; Lawal, Najeem; O'Nils, Mattias
- Abstract
A visual sensor network (VSN) is a distributed system of a large number of camera nodes and has useful applications in many areas. The primary difference between a VSN and an ordinary scalar sensor network is the nature and volume of the information. In contrast to scalar sensor networks, a VSN generates two-dimensional data in the form of images. In this paper, we design a heterogeneous VSN to reduce the implementation cost required for the surveillance of a given area between two altitude limits. The VSN is designed by combining three sub-VSNs, which results in a heterogeneous VSN. Measurements are performed to verify full coverage and minimum achieved object image resolution at the lower and higher altitudes, respectively, for each sub-VSN. Verification of the sub-VSNs also verifies the full coverage of the heterogeneous VSN, between the given altitudes limits. Results show that the heterogeneous VSN is very effective to decrease the implementation cost required for the coverage of a given area. More than 70% decrease in cost is achieved by using a heterogeneous VSN to cover a given area, in comparison to homogeneous VSN.
- Subjects
HIGH resolution imaging; SENSOR networks
- Publication
International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, 2013, Vol 9, Issue 8, p1
- ISSN
1550-1329
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2013/490489