Range-free localization with aerial anchors in wireless sensor networks

International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-21

  Ou, Chia Ho ^a   Ssu, Kuo Feng ^a   Jiau, Hewijin C ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aerial anchors; Geometry; Localization; Mobile beacons; Range free; Wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348850038     PISSN: 15501329     EISSN: 15501477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15501320500330653     Document Type: Article

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