A practical localization solution for wireless sensor networks deployed in linear topography

Kui Zhang; Peng Guo; Nirvana Meratnia; Paul J.M. Havinga

doi:10.1109/ISSNIP.2010.5706773

A practical localization solution for wireless sensor networks deployed in linear topography

Kui Zhang
, Peng Guo
, Nirvana Meratnia
, Paul J.M. Havinga

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Abstract

In this paper, we propose a practical range-free localization solution for wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Different from existing localization approaches, the proposed solution is specially designed for an ultra sparse mobile WSNs deployed in coal mine tunnels with linear topography. To obtain more reference information requited for localization with limited anchor nodes, the proposed solution sets asymmetrical transmission range for the sensor nodes and makes best use of a priori knowledge about the location of the anchor nodes. Numerous real measurements and real localization experiments were made in a coal mine tunnel in the ShanDong province, China. The experimental results show that our proposed solution achieves a high localization accuracy with an error less than 13% of the transmission range of the anchor nodes, while, the traditional range-free solution, i.e., Ad-Hoc Positioning System, has an error about 44% of the transmission range under the same conditions.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2010 Sixth International Conference on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing (ISSNIP)
Place of Publication	USA
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	115-120
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4244-7176-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSNIP.2010.5706773
Publication status	Published - Dec 2010
Event	6th International Conference on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing, ISSNIP 2010 - Brisbane, Australia Duration: 7 Dec 2010 → 10 Dec 2010 Conference number: 6

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Publisher	IEEE Computer Society

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Conference	6th International Conference on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing, ISSNIP 2010
Abbreviated title	ISSNIP
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Brisbane
Period	7/12/10 → 10/12/10

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METIS-276222
EWI-19083
IR-75227

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Zhang, K, Guo, P, Meratnia, N & Havinga, PJM 2010, A practical localization solution for wireless sensor networks deployed in linear topography. in Proceedings of the 2010 Sixth International Conference on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing (ISSNIP). IEEE, USA, pp. 115-120, 6th International Conference on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing, ISSNIP 2010, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 7/12/10. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSNIP.2010.5706773

A practical localization solution for wireless sensor networks deployed in linear topography. / Zhang, Kui; Guo, Peng; Meratnia, Nirvana et al.
Proceedings of the 2010 Sixth International Conference on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing (ISSNIP). USA: IEEE, 2010. p. 115-120.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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