Localization using ray tracing for underwater acoustic sensor networks

IEEE Communications Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 930-932

  Ameer, P M ^a   Jacob, Lillykutty ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT   (India)

Author keywords

Localization; ray tracing; sound speed profile; underwater acoustic sensor networks

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE LOCATION; ACOUSTIC RANGING SIGNALS; ANCHOR NODES; LOCALIZATION; LOCALIZATION ALGORITHM; RAY EQUATIONS; SOUND SPEED; SOUND SPEED PROFILES; STRAIGHT LINES; UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC SENSOR NETWORKS; UNDERWATER WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

ACOUSTIC DEVICES; RAY TRACING; SENSOR NETWORKS; SPEED; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

EID: 77957771425     PISSN: 10897798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LCOMM.2010.090810.101237     Document Type: Article

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