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A novel TOA-based source localization algorithm in wireless sensor networks

  • Beihang University

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Abstract

With great development of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) technology, one of its important applications, source localization, has attracted numerous interests of recent scientific researches. Among different kinds of methods, techniques based on time difference of arrival (TDOA) and time of arrival (TOA) are practical and of high accuracy. In consideration of TDOA-based methods' inherent noise correlation and loss in signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), this paper focuses on TOA-based source localization method in WSNs. We formulate the localization problem as a maximum-likelihood (ML) problem, and exploit the relationship between the emitting time constant of signal and the coordinate of source to remove the time constant in the ML function. Then the conjugate gradient method is utilized to obtain the final solution. Simulation results validate the convergence of the proposed algorithm and demonstrate its better performance than some existing TDOA based techniques.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication8th International Conference on Information Science and Technology, ICIST 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages429-436
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9781538637814
DOIs
StatePublished - 6 Aug 2018
Event8th International Conference on Information Science and Technology, ICIST 2018 - Cordoba, Granada, and Seville, Spain
Duration: 30 Jun 20186 Jul 2018

Publication series

Name8th International Conference on Information Science and Technology, ICIST 2018

Conference

Conference8th International Conference on Information Science and Technology, ICIST 2018
Country/TerritorySpain
CityCordoba, Granada, and Seville
Period30/06/186/07/18

Keywords

  • maximum-likelihood
  • source localization
  • time of arrival
  • wireless sensor networks

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