A range-free localization algorithm for wireless sensor networks based on unmanned aerial vehicles

2009 1st International Conference on Networked Digital Technologies, NDT 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 267-273

  Guerrero, E ^a   Xiong, H G ^a   Gao, Q ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Directional antenna; Range free localization; Unmanned aerial vehicle; Wireless sensor network

Indexed keywords

DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA; ENERGY EFFICIENT; INTRINSIC CHARACTERISTICS; LOCALIZATION ALGORITHM; RANGE FREE; RANGE-FREE LOCALIZATION; SIMULATION RESULT;

ALGORITHMS; ANTENNAS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ENERGY EFFICIENCY; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; ROUTING PROTOCOLS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SENSOR NODES; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV); VEHICLES; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 70450169313     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NDT.2009.5272111     Document Type: Conference Paper

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