The Study of Coverage and Connectivity in an Under water Sensor Network

Abstract

Oceanographic data collection, pollution monitoring, offshore exploration, disaster prevention, assisted navigation and tactical surveillance are the applications of Underwater sensor nodes. Moreover, unmanned or autonomous underwater vehicles (UUVs, AUVs), equipped with sensors, will enable the exploration of natural undersea resources and gathering of scientific data in collaborative monitoring missions. Underwater acoustic networking is the enablingtechnologyfortheseapplications. Underwaternetworksconsistofavariablenumberofsensorsandvehiclesthataredeployedtoperformcollaborativemonitoringtasksover agivenarea. Inthisthesis,wehavemadeadetailedsurveyofdifferentresearchworkonunderwater sensor network. Furthermore, we provide our research overview and comparative study in a table format.