Low-Cost Localization for Multihop Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks
- 1 September 2015
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
- Vol. 15 (1), 472-484
- https://doi.org/10.1109/twc.2015.2475255
Abstract
In this paper, we propose a novel low-cost localization algorithm tailored for multihop heterogeneous wireless sensor networks (HWSNs) where nodes' transmission capabilities are different. This characteristic, if not taken into account when designing the localization algorithm, may severely hinder its accuracy. Assuming different nodes' transmission capabilities, we develop two different approaches to derive the expected hop progress (EHP). Exploiting the latter, we propose a localization algorithm that is able to accurately locate the sensor nodes owing to a new low-cost implementation. Furthermore, we develop a correction mechanism, which complies with the heterogeneous nature of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) to further improve localization accuracy without incurring any additional costs. Simulations results show that the proposed algorithm, whether applied with or without correction, outperforms in accuracy the most representative WSN localization algorithms.Keywords
Funding Information
- IEEE WCNC 2014
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