Table 2 Initialization parameters of all algorithms.

From: Coverage optimization of wireless sensor network utilizing an improved CS with multi-strategies

Algorithm

Parameters setting

CS

α0 = 0.01, Pa = 0.25

CS-I

α0 = 0.01, Pa = 0.25

CS-II

α0 = 0.01, Pa max = 0.4, Pa min = 0.05

CS-III

α0 = 0.01, Pa = 0.25, Pb = 0.5

CS-IV

α0 = 0.01, Pa = 0.25

ICS-MS

α0 = 0.01, Pa max = 0.4, Pa min = 0.05, Pb = 0.5