@inproceedings{80d15d08dabb4b5daba2a30a424cc832,
title = "A generic performance bound for node localization of wireless sensor networks",
abstract = "An effective evaluation criterion is necessary to investigate the performance of a localization algorithm for wireless sensor networks. The Cramer-Rao Bound (CRB) is the lower bound of the localization error and can be applied as a performance evaluation criterion of a localization algorithm. The CRB on estimation accuracy for both range-based and range-free localization is studied. The CRB for range-based localization, which is suitable for different measurement methods, is derived on the basis of Gaussian noise model. For the range-free localization, the condition of CRB and the error distribution of the estimated distance which is computed by the average hop size and hop counter between nodes are analyzed. The result reveals that the condition is satisfied when the node location is calculated by the estimated distances. Subsequently the CRB for range-free localization is acquired. The localization accuracy of three typical algorithms, AHLos, DV-distance and DV-hop, are analyzed by the simulation experiments. The results verify the CRBs for both range-based and range-free localizations.",
keywords = "Cram{\'e}r-Rao bound, Localization accuracy, Node localization, Wireless sensor networks",
author = "Feng, \{Ren Jian\} and Wan, \{Jiang Wen\} and Ning Yu and Ma, \{Wan Xing\}",
year = "2008",
doi = "10.1117/12.806836",
language = "英语",
isbn = "9780819473615",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
booktitle = "Seventh International Symposium on Instrumentation and Control Technology",
note = "7th International Symposium on Instrumentation and Control Technology: Sensors and Instruments, Computer Simulation, and Artificial Intelligence ; Conference date: 10-10-2008 Through 13-10-2008",
}