A Gaussian function model for simulation of complex environmental sensing

Findings Wireless sensors are a growing area of research focus. In previous works Niazi and Hussain (2011a, b), a formal model of wireless sensor networks has been given along with an agent-based simulation model. The idea was to use sensing to examine and identify complex behavior such as flocking. The papers also presented a formal specification model is based on the Z formal specification language. While the idea was interesting, these papers did not present a traditional mathematical model. In the current paper, I expand the ideas presented in the earlier papers and present an alternative mathematical model in the form of a Gaussian model for the results of sensing presented earlier in Niazi and Hussain (2011a).