\contentsline {section}{\numberline {0.1}General Introduction}{xv}{section.0.1}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {0.2}Motivation of the Dissertation}{xvi}{section.0.2}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {0.3}The Objective of this Dissertation}{xvi}{section.0.3}
-\contentsline {section}{\numberline {0.4}Main Contributions of this Dissertation}{xvii}{section.0.4}
+\contentsline {section}{\numberline {0.4}The main Contributions of this Dissertation}{xvii}{section.0.4}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {0.5}Dissertation Outline}{xviii}{section.0.5}
\contentsline {part}{I\hspace {1em}Scientific Background}{xix}{part.1}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {1}Wireless Sensor Networks}{1}{chapter.1}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.5}The Main Challenges in Wireless Sensor Networks}{9}{section.1.5}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.6}Energy-Efficient Mechanisms in Wireless Sensor Networks}{11}{section.1.6}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.6.1}Energy-Efficient Routing}{11}{subsection.1.6.1}
-\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.6.2}Radio Optimization}{13}{subsection.1.6.2}
-\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.6.3}Scheduling Schemes}{13}{subsection.1.6.3}
+\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.6.2}Cluster architectures}{12}{subsection.1.6.2}
+\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.6.3}Scheduling Schemes}{12}{subsection.1.6.3}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {1.6.3.1}Wake up Scheduling Schemes:}{13}{subsubsection.1.6.3.1}
-\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {1.6.3.2}Topology Control Schemes:}{16}{subsubsection.1.6.3.2}
+\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {1.6.3.2}Topology Control Schemes:}{15}{subsubsection.1.6.3.2}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.6.4}Data-Driven Schemes:}{16}{subsection.1.6.4}
-\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.6.5}Battery Repletion:}{17}{subsection.1.6.5}
+\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.6.5}Battery Repletion:}{16}{subsection.1.6.5}
+\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.6.6}Radio Optimization}{17}{subsection.1.6.6}
+\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.6.7}Relay nodes and Sink Mobility}{17}{subsection.1.6.7}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.7}Network Lifetime in Wireless Sensor Networks}{17}{section.1.7}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.8}Coverage in Wireless Sensor Networks }{18}{section.1.8}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.9}Design Issues for Coverage Problems}{19}{section.1.9}
-\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.10}Energy Consumption Models}{20}{section.1.10}
+\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.10}Energy Consumption Models}{21}{section.1.10}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.10.1}Radio Energy Dissipation Model}{21}{subsection.1.10.1}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.10.2}Our Energy Consumption Model}{22}{subsection.1.10.2}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.11}Conclusion}{23}{section.1.11}