A New Task Allocation Algorithm Based on Dynamic Coalition in WSNs

Abstract

Because nodes in WSNs have limited resources and usually work in a severe dynamic environment without human participation, existing task allocation algorithms in WSNs cannot provide fault-tolerant mechanism. Therefore, a new task allocation algorithm which adopts PSO algorithm and multi-agent technology is proposed by us. The algorithm employs primary/backup copy (PB) technology with backup copy overlapping. The simulation experiment shows the proposed algorithm can effectively improve task guarantee ratio save more energy and prolong the lifetime of network.