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\contentsline {chapter}{List of Algorithms}{9}{chapter*.4}
\contentsline {chapter}{Introduction }{11}{chapter*.5}
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-\contentsline {section}{\numberline {0.4}The main Contributions of this Dissertation}{13}{section.0.4}
-\contentsline {section}{\numberline {0.5}Dissertation Outline}{14}{section.0.5}
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+\contentsline {section}{4. Main Contributions of this Dissertation}{12}{section*.9}
+\contentsline {section}{5. Dissertation Outline}{14}{section*.10}
\contentsline {part}{I\hspace {1em}Scientific Background}{15}{part.1}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {1}Wireless Sensor Networks}{17}{chapter.1}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.1}Introduction}{17}{section.1.1}
-\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.2}Wireless Sensor Network Architecture}{18}{section.1.2}
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\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.3}Types of Wireless Sensor Networks}{20}{section.1.3}
-\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.4}Wireless Sensor Network Applications}{22}{section.1.4}
-\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.5}The Main Challenges in Wireless Sensor Networks}{25}{section.1.5}
-\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.6}Energy-Efficient Mechanisms in Wireless Sensor Networks}{27}{section.1.6}
-\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.6.1}Energy-Efficient Routing:}{27}{subsection.1.6.1}
-\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {1.6.1.1}Routing Metric based on Residual Energy:}{27}{subsubsection.1.6.1.1}
-\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {1.6.1.2}Multipath Routing:}{28}{subsubsection.1.6.1.2}
-\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.6.2}Cluster Architectures:}{28}{subsection.1.6.2}
-\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.6.3}Scheduling Schemes:}{28}{subsection.1.6.3}
-\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {1.6.3.1}Wake up Scheduling Schemes:}{29}{subsubsection.1.6.3.1}
-\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {1.6.3.2}Topology Control Schemes:}{31}{subsubsection.1.6.3.2}
-\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.6.4}Data-Driven Schemes:}{32}{subsection.1.6.4}
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+\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.5}The Main Challenges}{25}{section.1.5}
+\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.6}Energy-Efficient Mechanisms of a working WSN}{27}{section.1.6}
+\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.6.1}Energy-Efficient Routing}{27}{subsection.1.6.1}
+\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {1.6.1.1}Routing Metric based on Residual Energy}{27}{subsubsection.1.6.1.1}
+\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {1.6.1.2}Multipath Routing}{27}{subsubsection.1.6.1.2}
+\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.6.2}Cluster Architecture}{28}{subsection.1.6.2}
+\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.6.3}Scheduling Schemes}{28}{subsection.1.6.3}
+\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {1.6.3.1}Wake up Scheduling Schemes}{28}{subsubsection.1.6.3.1}
+\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {1.6.3.2}Topology Control Schemes}{31}{subsubsection.1.6.3.2}
+\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.6.4}Data-Driven Schemes}{31}{subsection.1.6.4}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {1.6.4.1}Data Reduction Schemes}{32}{subsubsection.1.6.4.1}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {1.6.4.2}Energy Efficient Data Acquisition Schemes}{32}{subsubsection.1.6.4.2}
-\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.6.5}Battery Repletion:}{33}{subsection.1.6.5}
-\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {1.6.5.1}Energy Harvesting:}{33}{subsubsection.1.6.5.1}
-\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {1.6.5.2}Wireless Charging:}{33}{subsubsection.1.6.5.2}
-\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.6.6}Radio Optimization:}{33}{subsection.1.6.6}
-\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.6.7}Relay nodes and Sink Mobility:}{33}{subsection.1.6.7}
-\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {1.6.7.1}Relay node placement:}{33}{subsubsection.1.6.7.1}
-\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {1.6.7.2}Sink Mobility:}{34}{subsubsection.1.6.7.2}
-\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.7}Network Lifetime in Wireless Sensor Networks}{34}{section.1.7}
-\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.8}Coverage in Wireless Sensor Networks }{35}{section.1.8}
-\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.9}Design Issues for Coverage Problems:}{36}{section.1.9}
-\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.10}Energy Consumption Modeling:}{37}{section.1.10}
-\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.11}Conclusion}{39}{section.1.11}
-\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {2}Related Works on Coverage Problems}{41}{chapter.2}
-\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.1}Introduction}{41}{section.2.1}
-\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.2}Centralized Algorithms}{43}{section.2.2}
-\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.3}Distributed Algorithms}{45}{section.2.3}
+\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.6.5}Battery Repletion}{32}{subsection.1.6.5}
+\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.6.6}Radio Optimization}{32}{subsection.1.6.6}
+\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.6.7}Relay nodes and Sink Mobility}{33}{subsection.1.6.7}
+\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {1.6.7.1}Relay node placement}{33}{subsubsection.1.6.7.1}
+\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {1.6.7.2}Sink Mobility}{33}{subsubsection.1.6.7.2}
+\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.7}Network Lifetime}{33}{section.1.7}
+\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.8}Coverage in Wireless Sensor Networks }{34}{section.1.8}
+\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.9}Design Issues for Coverage Problems}{36}{section.1.9}
+\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.10}Energy Consumption Model}{37}{section.1.10}
+\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.11}Conclusion}{38}{section.1.11}
+\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {2}Related Works on Coverage Problems}{39}{chapter.2}
+\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.1}Introduction}{39}{section.2.1}
+\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.2}Centralized Algorithms}{41}{section.2.2}
+\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.3}Distributed Algorithms}{44}{section.2.3}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.3.1}GAF}{46}{subsection.2.3.1}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.3.2}DESK}{48}{subsection.2.3.2}
-\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.4}Conclusion}{49}{section.2.4}
+\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.4}Conclusion}{50}{section.2.4}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {3}Evaluation Tools and Optimization Solvers}{53}{chapter.3}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.1}Introduction}{53}{section.3.1}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.2}Evaluation Tools}{53}{section.3.2}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {7}Conclusion and Perspectives}{125}{chapter.7}
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\contentsline {section}{\numberline {7.2}Perspectives}{126}{section.7.2}
-\contentsline {part}{Bibliographie}{141}{chapter*.6}
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