An Efficient Protocol using Fuzzy Logic and Grids with Two-Dimensional Techniques for Saving Energy in WSN

Abstract

This work proposes an energy-saving protocol for wireless sensor networks (WSNs) using fuzzy logic and grids with two-dimensional techniques, namely, gravity and energy centers, to address the pressing issue of energy efficiency in WSNs. The optimal cluster head is chosen in two stages of the proposed protocol to prolong the network lifetime and reduce the energy consumption. The proposed protocol evaluated the cluster-head radius according to the residual energy and distance to the base station(BS) parameters of the sensor nodes. The proposed scheme shows better improvements than other related protocols as it extends the lifetime of Two Dimensional Technique Based On Center of Gravity and Energy Center (TDTCGE) protocol by 54¥% and saves more energy. Fuzzy inference engine (Mamdani's rule) is used to elect the chance to be the best node. The results have been derived from matlab simulator which shows that the proposed protocol performs better than the TDTCGE protocol. Simulation results show also that our protocol offers a much better network lifetime and energy efficiency than other existing protocols.