A novel energy efficient data gathering algorithm for wireless sensor networks using artificial intelligence

Energy efficiency is challenging task in wireless sensor network (WSN), it is the main barrier in extending network lifespan. In WSN, maximum energy is wasted during data gathering, hence energy efficient algorithms using artificial intelligence can be designed, that preserves energy while data gathering. Thus, our proposed methodology, A novel energy efficient data gathering algorithm using artificial intelligence for wireless sensor networks (NDGAI), uses novel artificial intelligence algorithms and addresses issue of energy consumption while gathering data. In our proposed work, mobile element is utilized to gather information from sensor nodes in the clusters, formed using amended-expectation-maximization. Each cluster should have a cluster leader and a virtual-point. These cluster leaders are formed utilizing fuzzy logic technique. Virtual-points are formed in the range of cluster leader, only when cluster leader has data. The mobile element reaches virtual point by taking the optimal path, that determined by the hybrid artificial intelligence algorithms, such as artificial-bee-colony (ABC) technique and particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithms. Thus, by properly performing clustering, cluster leader selection, virtual-point selection and optimal path determination, lead to improved network lifetime and energy saving while gathering the data. Results are simulated and compared with scalable gridbased data gathering algorithm for environmental monitoring wireless sensor networks (SGBDN) and proposed algorithm performs better.