An improved localization method using error probability distribution for underwater sensor networks

IEEE International Conference on Communications

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Bian, Tao ^a   Venkatesan, R ^a   Li, Cheng ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Least squares estimate (LSE); Localization; Probabilistic error analysis; Underwater sensor networks

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; COMMUNICATION COST; ERROR DISTRIBUTIONS; ERROR PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION; EXTENSIVE SIMULATIONS; LEAST SQUARES ESTIMATE; LEAST SQUARES ESTIMATE (LSE); LEAST SQUARES SCHEMES; LOCALIZATION ACCURACY; LOCALIZATION METHOD; LOCALIZATION SCHEMES; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; TERRESTRIAL APPLICATION; UNDERWATER APPLICATION; UNDERWATER SENSOR NETWORKS; UNDERWATER SENSORS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; SENSOR NETWORKS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 77955381408     PISSN: 05361486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICC.2010.5501953     Document Type: Conference Paper

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