Approximating Maximum Disjoint Coverage in Wireless Sensor Networks

Due to limited battery life and fault tolerance issues posed by Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), efficient methods which ensure reliable coverage are highly desirable. One solution is to use disjoint set covers to cover the targets. We formulate a problem called MDC which addresses the maximum coverage by using disjoint set covers S 1 and S 2. We prove that MDC is \(\mathcal{NP}\)-complete and propose a \(\sqrt{n}\)-approximation algorithm for the MDC problem to cover n targets.

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