Simple Algorithm for Outdoor Localization of Wireless Sensor Networks with Inaccurate Range Measurements

Proceedings of the International Conference on Wireless Networks

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 300-305

  Sichitiu, Mihail L ^a   Ramadurai, Vaidyanathan ^a   Peddabachagari, Pushkin ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributed; Localization; Position estimates; Range inaccuracy; Wireless sensor network

Indexed keywords

OUTDOOR LOCALIZATION; POSITION ESTIMATES; RANGE INACCURACY; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK;

COMPUTER NETWORKS; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; ITERATIVE METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SENSOR DATA FUSION; TRACKING (POSITION);

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 1642348655     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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