scholarly journals A Combined Localization Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Networks

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaogang Qi ◽  
Xiaoke Liu ◽  
Lifang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Vehicle Tracking ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Localization Algorithm ◽  
Environment And Health ◽  
Anchor Nodes ◽  
Positioning Algorithm

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are widely used in various fields to monitor and track various targets by gathering information, such as vehicle tracking and environment and health monitoring. The information gathered by the sensor nodes becomes meaningful only if it is known where it was collected from. Considering that multilateral algorithm and MDS algorithm can locate the position of each node, we proposed a localization algorithm combining the merits of these two approaches, which is called MA-MDS, to reduce the accumulation of errors in the process of multilateral positioning algorithm and improve the nodes’ positioning accuracy in WSNs. It works in more robust fashion for noise sparse networks, even with less number of anchor nodes. In the MDS positioning phase of this algorithm, the Prussian Analysis algorithm is used to obtain more accurate coordinate transformation. Through extensive simulations and the repeatable experiments under diverse representative networks, it can be confirmed that the proposed algorithm is more accurate and more efficient than the state-of-the-art algorithms.

Advanced Sequence-Based Localization Algorithm in Wireless Sensor Networks

2014 ◽  
Vol 651-653 ◽  
pp. 387-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fu Bin Zhou ◽  
Shao Li Xue
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Localization Algorithm ◽  
Measuring Devices ◽  
Localization Algorithms ◽  
Positioning Algorithm ◽  
Range Free

As an important application of Internet of Things , Wireless Sensor Networks utilized in surveillance and other case.Localization of nodes in wireless sensor networks is the prerequisite and base of target tracking in some surveillance applications, so localization error of sensor nodes is a key. However, due to limited energy, unreliable link and limited communication ranges of sensor nodes, high accurate positioning is difficult to achieve, which made it hot and full of challenging for wireless sensor nodes to localize without any auxiliary facilities. Range-based localization algorithm , could achieve good accuracy but require measuring devices, thus it is not appropriate for large-scale wireless sensor networks.So range-free localization algorithms are more popular.This paper analyses the algorithms in range-free localization,and proposed Advanced Sequence-Based Localization algorithm to improve the performance of positioning algorithm in wireless sensor network.

scholarly journals Heuristic Localization Algorithm with a Novel Error Control Mechanism for Wireless Sensor Networks with Few Anchor Nodes

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Yujia Sun ◽  
Xiaoming Wang ◽  
Jiyan Yu ◽  
Yu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Error Control ◽  
Control Mechanism ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Geometric Feature ◽  
Localization Algorithm ◽  
Anchor Nodes ◽  
Error Control Mechanism

A novel iterative localization algorithm with high accuracy and low anchor node dependency for large-scale wireless sensor networks is proposed in this paper. At each iteration, blind nodes are located using a weighted linear least squares-based algorithm. To prevent errors in the blind nodes from propagating and accumulating throughout the network, an anchor geometric feature-based error control mechanism is used to select the nodes that participate in the localization and to estimate the localization confidence. The simulation results show that the algorithm can be used when only a few anchor nodes are involved. This algorithm is more advanced than traditional methods, which often require a large number of well-placed anchor nodes to operate appropriately. By optimizing the decision parameter v of the algorithm, the average localization error of the algorithm is approximately 0.43 meters. When the ratio of anchor nodes (the ratio of the number of anchor nodes to the number of sensor nodes in the network) is 1.25% (i.e., 5 anchor nodes for 400 sensor nodes), the received signal strength indicator (RSSI) variance is 8 dBm, and the radio range is 50 meters. A comparison of the proposed algorithm with global localization methods, including multidimensional scaling (MDS), semidefinite programming (SDP), and shortest-path access (SPA), shows that the proposed algorithm achieves higher location accuracy and stability when the number of anchor nodes is varied. The efficiency of the proposed localization algorithm is evaluated in a real sensor network, and the accuracy is high and robust to radio channel variance.

scholarly journals Localization of Sensor Nodes using Flooding in Wireless Sensor Networks

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1153-1161
Author(s):  
Basavaraj K Madagouda ◽  
Varsha M Patil ◽  
Pradnya Godse
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Real Number ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Localization Algorithm ◽  
Localization Accuracy ◽  
Localization Algorithms ◽  
Anchor Nodes

The accuracy of localization is a significant criterion to evaluate the practical utility of localization algorithm in wireless sensor networks (WSN). In mostly localization algorithms, one of the main methods to improve localization accuracy is to increase the number of anchor nodes. But the number of anchor nodes is always limited because of the hardware restrict, such as cost, energy consumption and so on. In this paper, we propose a novel which uses forwarding a query message in flooding technique for localization using anchor nodes and once a node localized it acts as virtual anchor node and it helps to localize remaining sensor nodes. It is scheme to increase and upgrade the virtual anchor nodes, while the real number of physical anchors is the same as before.

Improved DV-Hop Localization Scheme for Randomly Deployed WSNs

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rekha Goyat ◽  
Mritunjay Kumar Rai ◽  
Gulshan Kumar ◽  
Hye-Jin Kim ◽  
Se-Jung Lim
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Localization Error ◽  
Anchor Nodes ◽  
Least Energy ◽  
Range Free

Background: Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) is considered one of the key research area in the recent. Various applications of WSNs need geographic location of the sensor nodes. Objective: Localization in WSNs plays an important role because without knowledge of sensor nodes location the information is useless. Finding the accurate location is very crucial in Wireless Sensor Networks. The efficiency of any localization approach is decided on the basis of accuracy and localization error. In range-free localization approaches, the location of unknown nodes are computed by collecting the information such as minimum hop count, hop size information from neighbors nodes. Methods: Although various studied have been done for computing the location of nodes but still, it is an enduring research area. To mitigate the problems of existing algorithms, a range-free Improved Weighted Novel DV-Hop localization algorithm is proposed. Main motive of the proposed study is to reduced localization error with least energy consumption. Firstly, the location information of anchor nodes is broadcasted upto M hop to decrease the energy consumption. Further, a weight factor and correction factor are introduced which refine the hop size of anchor nodes. Results: The refined hop size is further utilized for localization to reduces localization error significantly. The simulation results of the proposed algorithm are compared with other existing algorithms for evaluating the effectiveness and the performance. The simulated results are evaluated in terms localization error and computational cost by considering different parameters such as node density, percentage of anchor nodes, transmission range, effect of sensing field and effect of M on localization error. Further statistical analysis is performed on simulated results to prove the validation of proposed algorithm. A paired T-test is applied on localization error and localization time. The results of T-test depicts that the proposed algorithm significantly improves the localization accuracy with least energy consumption as compared to other existing algorithms like DV-Hop, IWCDV-Hop, and IDV-Hop. Conclusion: From the simulated results, it is concluded that the proposed algorithm offers 36% accurate localization than traditional DV-Hop and 21 % than IDV-Hop and 13% than IWCDV-Hop.

scholarly journals Localization Algorithm Based on Iterative Centroid Estimation for Wireless Sensor Networks

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Jiang ◽  
Xin Wang ◽  
Li Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Localization Algorithm ◽  
Anchor Node ◽  
Centroid Estimation ◽  
Anchor Nodes ◽  
Localization Precision ◽  
Unknown Node ◽  
Received Signal Strength Indication

According to the application of range-free localization technology for wireless sensor networks (WSNs), an improved localization algorithm based on iterative centroid estimation is proposed in this paper. With this methodology, the centroid coordinate of the space enclosed by connected anchor nodes and the received signal strength indication (RSSI) between the unknown node and the centroid are calculated. Then, the centroid is used as a virtual anchor node. It is proven that there is at least one connected anchor node whose distance from the unknown node must be farther than the virtual anchor node. Hence, in order to reduce the space enclosed by connected anchor nodes and improve the location precision, the anchor node with the weakest RSSI is replaced by this virtual anchor node. By applying this procedure repeatedly, the localization algorithm can achieve a good accuracy. Observing from the simulation results, the proposed algorithm has strong robustness and can achieve an ideal performance of localization precision and coverage.

An Enhanced DV-Hop Localization Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Networks

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shrawan Kumar ◽  
D. K. Lobiyal
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Linear Programming ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Problem Formulation ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Localization Algorithm ◽  
Location Accuracy ◽  
Localization Accuracy ◽  
Error Terms

Obtaining precise location of sensor nodes at low energy consumption, less hardware requirement, and little computation is a challenging task. As one of the well-known range-free localization algorithm, DV-Hop can be simply implemented in wireless sensor networks, but it provides poor localization accuracy. Therefore, in this paper, the authors propose an enhanced DV-Hop localization algorithm that provides good localization accuracy without requiring additional hardware and communication messages in the network. The first two steps of proposed algorithm are similar to the respective steps of the DV-Hop algorithm. In the third step, they first separate error terms (correction factors) of the estimated distance between unknown node and anchor node. The authors then minimize these error terms by using linear programming to obtain better location accuracy. Furthermore, they enhance location accuracy of nodes by introducing weight matrix in the objective function of linear programming problem formulation. Simulation results show that the performance of our proposed algorithm is superior to DV-Hop algorithm and DV-Hop–based algorithms in all considered scenarios.

scholarly journals An improved DV-Hop localization with minimum connected dominating set for mobile nodes in wireless sensor networks

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 155014771875563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gulshan Kumar ◽  
Mritunjay Kumar Rai ◽  
Rahul Saha ◽  
Hye-jin Kim
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Dominating Set ◽  
Connected Dominating Set ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Network Simulator ◽  
Localization Algorithm ◽  
Mobile Nodes ◽  
Minimum Connected Dominating Set ◽  
Anchor Nodes

Localization is one of the key concepts in wireless sensor networks. Different techniques and measures to calculate the location of unknown nodes were introduced in recent past. But the issue of nodes’ mobility requires more attention. The algorithms introduced earlier to support mobility lack the utilization of the anchor nodes’ privileges. Therefore, in this article, an improved DV-Hop localization algorithm is introduced that supports the mobility of anchor nodes as well as unknown nodes. Coordination of anchor nodes creates a minimum connected dominating set that works as a backbone in the proposed algorithm. The focus of the research paper is to locate unknown nodes with the help of anchor nodes by utilizing the network resources efficiently. The simulated results in network simulator-2 and the statistical analysis of the data provide a clear impression that our novel algorithm improves the error rate and the time consumption.

scholarly journals Online Sequential DV-Hop Localization Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Networks

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Sana Messous ◽  
Hend Liouane
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Average Distance ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Localization Algorithm ◽  
Node Localization ◽  
Multihop Wireless ◽  
Distance Vector ◽  
Node Position

One of the main issues of wireless sensor networks is localization. Besides, it is important to track and analyze the sensed information. The technique of localization can calculate node position with the help of a set of designed nodes, denoted as anchors. The set density of these anchors may be incremented or decremented because of many reasons such as maintenance, lifetime, and breakdown. The well-known Distance Vector Hop (DV-Hop) algorithm is a suitable solution for localizing nodes having few neighbor anchors. However, existing DV-Hop-based localization methods have not considered the problem of anchor breakdown which may happen during the localization process. In order to avoid this issue, an Online Sequential DV-Hop algorithm is proposed in this paper to sequentially calculate positions of nodes and improve accuracy of node localization for multihop wireless sensor networks. The algorithm deals with the variation of the number of available anchors in the network. We note that DV-Hop algorithm is used in this article to process localization of nodes by a new optimized method for the estimation of the average distance of hops between nodes. Our proposed localization method is based on an online sequential computation. Compared with the original DV-Hop and other localization methods from the literature, simulation results prove that the proposed algorithm greatly minimizes the average of localization error of sensor nodes.

scholarly journals Research on Algorithm of Three-Dimensional Wireless Sensor Networks Node Localization

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiang Minlan ◽  
Luo Jingyuan ◽  
Zou Xiaokang
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Dimensional Space ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Optimization Method ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Minimum Problem ◽  
Localization Algorithm ◽  
Node Localization ◽  
Anchor Nodes

This paper proposes a three-dimensional wireless sensor networks node localization algorithm based on multidimensional scaling anchor nodes, which is used to realize the absolute positioning of unknown nodes by using the distance between the anchor nodes and the nodes. The core of the proposed localization algorithm is a kind of repeated optimization method based on anchor nodes which is derived from STRESS formula. The algorithm employs the Tunneling Method to solve the local minimum problem in repeated optimization, which improves the accuracy of the optimization results. The simulation results validate the effectiveness of the algorithm. Random distribution of three-dimensional wireless sensor network nodes can be accurately positioned. The results satisfy the high precision and stability requirements in three-dimensional space node location.

A Collaborative Multilateral Localization Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Networks

2013 ◽  
Vol 303-306 ◽  
pp. 201-205
Author(s):  
Shao Ping Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Optimization Method ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Localization Algorithm ◽  
Localization Accuracy ◽  
Localization Method ◽  
Anchor Nodes ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Unknown Node

Localization technology is one of the key supporting technologies in wireless sensor networks. In this paper, a collaborative multilateral localization algorithm is proposed to localization issues for wireless sensor networks. The algorithm applies anchor nodes within two hops to localize unknown nodes, and uses Nelder-Mead simplex optimization method to compute coordinates of the unknown nodes. If an unknown node can not be localized through two-hop anchor nodes, it is localized by anchor nodes and localized nodes within two hops through auxiliary iterative localization method. Simulation results show that the localization accuracy of this algorithm is very good, even in larger range errors.

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