An Overview of Energy Efficient and Data Accuracy Target Tracking Methods in WSN

Abstract

Target tracking plays an important role in an application of WSN (WirelessSensor Networks) with its growing popularity for various industrial as well commercialpurposes. Many researches have been done for laying the framework of a targettracking algorithm to achieve accuracy while tracking down the target. Although thebasic structure of a target tracking algorithm focuses on accuracy but the cooperation ofboth data accuracy and efficient energy utilization is quite distinct goal in the designingof target tracking algorithms. Through this survey, we present some recent target-basedtracking algorithms that focus on dual goal, i.e., efficient power consumption alongwith the data accuracy. In this paper, we present a comparative structure that showcasesthat all surveyed algorithms are still on the verge of improved tracking accuracy withenergy efficiency and there is still a need of optimization in terms of energy-efficientusage. The primary focus of the paper is to survey the level of energy efficiency indifferent categories of target tracking algorithms laid down in Wireless SensorNetworks.