A LS-SVM based measurement points classification algorithm for adjacent targets in WSNs

In wireless sensor networks (WSNs), the problem of measurement origin uncertainty for observed data has a significant impact on the precision of multi-target tracking. In this paper, a novel algorithm based on least squares support vector machine (LS-SVM) is proposed to classify measurement points for adjacent targets. Extended Kalman filter (EKF) algorithm is firstly adopted to compute the predicted classification line for each sampling period, which will be used to classify sampling points and calculate observed centers of closely moving targets. Then LS-SVM algorithm is utilized to train the classified points and get the best classification line, which will then be the reference classification line for the next sampling period. Finally, the locations of the targets will be precisely estimated by using observed centers based on EKF. A series of simulations validate the feasibility and accuracy of the new algorithm, while the experimental results verify the efficiency and effectiveness of the proposal.