Packet Aggregation in TelosB WSNs: Design, Implementation and Experiments
Master's thesis in Information- and communication technology IKT590 - University of Agder 2016
An approach for estimating the parameters of mixed Weibull distributions is presented. The problem is formulated as maximization of the likelihood function of the corresponding mixture model. For the solution of the optimization problem, Bare Bones Particle Swarm Optimization (BBPSO) algorithm is applied. Illustrative example for a case study using censored data are provided in order to show the suitability of the BBPSO algorithm for this kind of problem very common in lifetime modelling.