Optimal Deployment of Wireless Sensor Networks

无线传感器网络由协调的传感设备组成，为我们提供了理解物理世界和与物理世界互动的新方法。澳大利亚在开发此类网络方面处于领先地位。对于给定的技术，优化区域监测质量和最小化传感器网络成本的关键在于决定如何最好地部署传感器。我们的目标是开发强大的新方法，以从规划的传感器网络中获得最佳性能。这将加强澳大利亚在该领域的研究作用，并直接有利于国家安全和环境监测等应用。

Wireless sensor networks consist of coordinated sensing devices that offer us new ways to understand and interact with the physical world. Australia is a leading player in developing such networks. For a given technology, the key to both optimising the quality of area monitoring and minimising the cost of a sensor network lies in deciding how best to deploy the sensors. We aim to develop powerful new methods to get the best performance from a planned sensor network. This will enhance Australia's research role in this area and directly benefit applications such as national security and environmental monitoring.