Anchor-free localization algorithm for underwater sensor networks

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Guo ◽  
Yutao Liu
Keyword(s):  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Underwater Sensor Networks ◽  
Localization Algorithm

scholarly journals Two-Phase Time Synchronization-Free Localization Algorithm for Underwater Sensor Networks

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junhai Luo ◽  
Liying Fan
Keyword(s):  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Time Synchronization ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Underwater Sensor Networks ◽  
Localization Algorithm ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Phase Time ◽  
Anchor Nodes ◽  
Range Free

Underwater Sensor Networks (UWSNs) can enable a broad range of applications such as resource monitoring, disaster prevention, and navigation-assisted. It is especially relevant for sensor nodes location in UWSNs. Global Positioning System (GPS) is not suitable for using in UWSNs because of the underwater propagation problems. Hence some localization algorithms based on the precise time synchronization between sensor nodes have been proposed which are not feasible for UWSNs. In this paper, we propose a localization algorithm called Two-Phase Time Synchronization-Free Localization Algorithm (TP-TSFLA). TP-TSFLA contains two phases, namely, range-based estimation phase and range-free evaluation phase. In the first phase, we address a time synchronization-free localization scheme base on the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm to decrease the localization error. In the second phase, we propose a Circle-based Range-Free Localization Algorithm (CRFLA) to locate the unlocalized sensor nodes which cannot obtain the location information through the first phase. In the second phase, sensor nodes which are localized in the first phase act as the new anchor nodes to help realize localization. Hence in this algorithm, we use a small number of mobile beacons to help achieve location without any other anchor nodes. Besides, to improve the precision of the range-free method, an extension of CRFLA by designing a coordinate adjustment scheme is updated. The simulation results show that TP-TSFLA can achieve a relative high localization ratio without time synchronization.

scholarly journals Robust and Cooperative Localization for Underwater Sensor Networks in the Existence of Malicious Anchors

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (20) ◽  
pp. 4519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenyu Cai ◽  
Junlei Yang ◽  
Meiyan Zhang ◽  
Shiling Peng ◽  
Junyi Yang
Keyword(s):  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Mean Squared Error ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Underwater Sensor Networks ◽  
Localization Algorithm ◽  
Coverage Ratio ◽  
Minimum Mean Squared Error ◽  
Squared Error ◽  
Robust Localization ◽  
Anchor Nodes

Precise and robust localization in three-dimensional underwater sensor networks is still an important research problem. This problem is particularly challenging if there are some malicious anchors among ordinary anchor nodes that will broadcast their locations falsely and deliberately. In this paper, we study how to self-localize large teams of underwater sensor nodes under the condition that some malicious anchor nodes mixed with ordinary anchors. Due to malicious characteristic of some deliberate anchor nodes, an iterative and cooperative 3D-localization algorithm for underwater sensor networks in the existence of malicious anchors is proposed in this paper. The proposed robust localization algorithm takes advantage of distributed reputation voting method within 1-Hop neighboring reference nodes to detect and eliminate malicious anchor nodes. Moreover, one kind of Minimum Mean Squared Error estimation based iterative localization method is applied to determine accurate location information. Additionally, we analyze and prove that our localization algorithm would have a bounded error when the number of malicious anchors is smaller than a certain threshold. Extensive simulation results are provided to demonstrate performance improvements comparing to traditional Minimum Mean Squared Error and Attack Resistant Minimum Mean Squared Error based localization methods in terms of localization accuracy and coverage ratio.

An Efficient Area-Based Localization Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Networks

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 1062
Author(s):  
A. Mesmoudi ◽  
Mohammed Feham ◽  
Nabila Labraoui ◽  
Chakib Bekara
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Localization Algorithm

Self-localization algorithm for sensor networks using SVM classification region

2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 1064-1067 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming LIU ◽  
Ting-ing WANG ◽  
Xiao-an HUANG ◽  
Rui LIU
Keyword(s):  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Localization Algorithm ◽  
Svm Classification
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