An error-free data collection method exploiting hierarchical physical models of wireless sensor networks

  • Authors:
  • Lei Fang;Simon Dobson;Danny Hudges

  • Affiliations:
  • University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, United Kingdom;University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, United Kingdom;KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 10th ACM symposium on Performance evaluation of wireless ad hoc, sensor, & ubiquitous networks
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

Various studies have shown that a substantial portion of the data gathered in real-world sensing applications is faulty. Most existing fault-detection approaches are off-line, centralised, and rely heavily on expert domain knowledge which may not always be available. The stochastic nature of physical phenomenon means that expert knowledge or historical models that reflect the physical world at some point may become stale later and give rise to a large rate of false alarms. We propose a data collection method with in-network, hierarchical, Demand-based, Adaptive Fault Detectors (DAFD). By applying a two-tiered error detection technique, the approach adapts itself to the changing physical environment. Preliminary real world implementation was done to show its feasibility for resource-restricted sensors. We demonstrate good detection accuracy in simulation while keeping the false alarm rate low.