\contentsline {chapter}{Introduction }{19}{chapter*.8}
\contentsline {section}{1. General Introduction }{19}{section*.9}
\contentsline {section}{2. Motivation of the Dissertation }{20}{section*.10}
-\contentsline {section}{4. Main Contributions of this Dissertation}{20}{section*.11}
-\contentsline {section}{5. Dissertation Outline}{21}{section*.12}
+\contentsline {section}{3. Main Contributions of this Dissertation}{20}{section*.11}
+\contentsline {section}{4. Dissertation Outline}{21}{section*.12}
\contentsline {part}{I\hspace {1em}Scientific Background}{23}{part.1}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {1}Wireless Sensor Networks}{25}{chapter.1}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.1}Introduction}{25}{section.1.1}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.4.2}Metrics}{105}{subsection.5.4.2}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.4.3}Results Analysis and Comparison }{106}{subsection.5.4.3}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {5.5}Conclusion}{112}{section.5.5}
-\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {6} Perimeter-based Coverage Optimization to Improve Lifetime in Wireless Sensor Networks}{113}{chapter.6}
+\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {6} Perimeter-based Coverage Optimization to Improve Lifetime in WSNs}{113}{chapter.6}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {6.1}Introduction}{113}{section.6.1}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {6.2}The PeCO Protocol Description}{113}{section.6.2}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {6.2.1}Assumptions and Models}{113}{subsection.6.2.1}