Quantum Clone Elite Genetic Algorithm-Based Evaluation Mechanism for Maximizing Network Efficiency in Soil Moisture Wireless Sensor Networks

Table 4

Comparison of algorithm running time (s).

	QCEGA	PSO	SA
18 target points; 7 soil depths; 3 sensors per target point	3.34	7.00	4.37
24 target points; 8 soil depths; 4 sensors per target point	4.14	10.51	6.09
30 target points; 10 soil depths; 4 sensors per target point	5.13	12.30	7.17
36 target points; 12 soil depths; 5 sensors per target point	6.34	16.72	9.31
40 target points; 15 soil depths; 6 sensors per target point	7.79	21.17	11.51