A Constant-Approximation Algorithm for Budgeted Sweep Coverage with Mobile Sensors

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Main Authors: Liang, Wei, Tang, Shaojie, Zhang, Zhao
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author Liang, Wei
Tang, Shaojie
Zhang, Zhao
author_facet Liang, Wei
Tang, Shaojie
Zhang, Zhao
contents In this paper, we present the first constant-approximation algorithm for {\em budgeted sweep coverage problem} (BSC). The BSC involves designing routes for a number of mobile sensors (a.k.a. robots) to periodically collect information as much as possible from points of interest (PoIs). To approach this problem, we propose to first examine the {\em multi-orienteering problem} (MOP). The MOP aims to find a set of $m$ vertex-disjoint paths that cover as many vertices as possible while adhering to a budget constraint $B$. We develop a constant-approximation algorithm for MOP and utilize it to achieve a constant-approximation for BSC. Our findings open new possibilities for optimizing mobile sensor deployments and related combinatorial optimization tasks.
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spellingShingle A Constant-Approximation Algorithm for Budgeted Sweep Coverage with Mobile Sensors
Liang, Wei
Tang, Shaojie
Zhang, Zhao
Discrete Mathematics
Data Structures and Algorithms
In this paper, we present the first constant-approximation algorithm for {\em budgeted sweep coverage problem} (BSC). The BSC involves designing routes for a number of mobile sensors (a.k.a. robots) to periodically collect information as much as possible from points of interest (PoIs). To approach this problem, we propose to first examine the {\em multi-orienteering problem} (MOP). The MOP aims to find a set of $m$ vertex-disjoint paths that cover as many vertices as possible while adhering to a budget constraint $B$. We develop a constant-approximation algorithm for MOP and utilize it to achieve a constant-approximation for BSC. Our findings open new possibilities for optimizing mobile sensor deployments and related combinatorial optimization tasks.
title A Constant-Approximation Algorithm for Budgeted Sweep Coverage with Mobile Sensors
topic Discrete Mathematics
Data Structures and Algorithms
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.12468