Since longer lifetime of the network is utmost requirement of WSN, cluster formation can serve this purpose efficiently. In clustering, a node takes charge of the cluster to coordinate and receive information from the member nodes and transfer it to sink. With imbalance of energy dissipation by the sensor node, it may lead to premature failure of the network. Therefore, a robust balanced clustering algorithm can solve this issue in which a worthy candidate will play the cluster head role. In this paper, an enhanced clustering algorithm based on fuzzy logic E-CAFL is propound which is an improvement over CAFL protocol. E-CAFL takes account of the residual energy, node density in its locality and distance from sink and feed into fuzzy inference system. A rank of each node is computed for candidature of cluster coordinator. Experiments are performed for the designed protocol to validate its performance in adverse scenarios along with LEACH and CAFL protocol. The results illustrate better performance in stability period and protracted lifetime.1. Introduction. In current scenario, with rapid development in wireless communication, embedded computing and diverse sensor technology, WSN is emerging very swiftly. With enormous and cheap micro sensors deployed in the area of interest, WSN collects the data from surrounding and forward the same to the sink for further processing by end-users. There are several applications of WSN e.g. defence, structural monitoring, industrial monitoring, environmental monitoring, climatic and weather monitoring , natural disaster, health care etc. [1,2,3]. WSN is resource restricted with regard to energy, computation and communication.This network possess restricted power supply and requires proficient and proper utilization of sensor node (SN) power for longer lifespan of the network [4,5]. Since SN are light weight and tiny devices with low power, their transmission range is restricted to conserve energy [6]. Longer distance transmission of data is generally accomplished by multi-hoping or intermediate nodes. In some applications, by making use of auxiliary resource like solar cells, the power source of SN can be top up [7] nonetheless it is not continuous which can hamper the functioning of the device. The key addressing issues for improving the lifetime are network topology and efficient energy consumption. Cluster based schemes effectively maintains network topology by partitioning the field and forming clusters. To drag out the lifespan, designing of clustering algorithm which is efficient in conserving energy is inevitable . Either single hop or multi-hop methods are adapted for communicating sensed information to sink/base station (BS). Evidence from experiments portray that computation is lesser energy expensive than communication [9]. According to [10], for transfer of one bit, the energy dissipated is comparable to approximately 1K operations performed by SN. For conserving the energy, emphasis should be given on two constituents: number of operations performed by SN and the com...