The application relates to a WSN cluster head election method and
system based on an elite multi-objective gold panning
algorithm, and the method comprises the following steps: calculating an optimal cluster head number based on a
wireless sensor network; generating an initial
population by using a Sobol sequence and performing
population iteration; updating individuals of the
population by using an optimized gold panning optimization
algorithm to obtain a first population; performing
Gaussian mutation on the first population to obtain a second population; combining the three populations to form an enhanced elite candidate population; performing target function calculation, quickly non-dominant sorting the individuals by using an NSGA-III
algorithm to obtain the level to which the individuals belong; judging whether the current iteration number reaches a target iteration number; if not, selecting the next generation
population based on the enhanced elite candidate population and by using the NSGA-III algorithm to perform population iteration; and if yes, outputting a Pareto front to determine a cluster head node in a
wireless sensor network (WSN). The application introduces the enhanced elite candidate population to expand
population diversity and avoid loss of historical elite solutions.