@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/644,
	  title     = {An Energy Efficient Protocol for Target Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks},
	  author    = {Shun-Kai Yang and  Kuo-Feng Ssu},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {Target tracking and localization are important applications
in wireless sensor networks. In these applications, sensor nodes
collectively monitor and track the movement of a target. They have
limited energy supplied by batteries, so energy efficiency is essential
for sensor networks. Most existing target tracking protocols need to
wake up sensors periodically to perform tracking. Some unnecessary
energy waste is thus introduced. In this paper, an energy efficient
protocol for target localization is proposed. In order to preserve
energy, the protocol fixes the number of sensors for target tracking,
but it retains the quality of target localization in an acceptable
level. By selecting a set of sensors for target localization, the other
sensors can sleep rather than periodically wake up to track the target.
Simulation results show that the proposed protocol saves a significant
amount of energy and also prolongs the network lifetime.},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering},
	  volume    = {3},
	  number    = {8},
	  year      = {2009},
	  pages     = {2030 - 2039},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/644},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/32},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 32, 2009},
	}