Distributed direction-based localization in wireless sensor networks

Computer Communications

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1424-1439

  Wang, Sheng Shih ^a   Shih, Kuei Ping ^b   Chang, Chih Yung ^b  

^a CHIHLEE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Direction based localization scheme (DLS); Localization; Range free; Wireless sensor networks (WSNs)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTRIBUTED DATABASE SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL;

DIRECTION BASED LOCALIZATION; DIRECTION BASED LOCALIZATION SCHEME (DLS; MESSAGES RECEIVER; RANGE FREE;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 33947102501     PISSN: 01403664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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