Node Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks (Synthesis Lectures on Communications) - Softcover

Zhang, Xue; Tepedelenlioglu, Cihan; Banavar, Mahesh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1627054855 ISBN 13: 9781627054850

Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2016

Synopsis

In sensor network applications, measured data are often meaningful only when the location is accurately known. In this booklet, we study research problems associated with node localization in wireless sensor networks. We describe sensor network localization problems in terms of a detection and estimation framework and we emphasize specifically a cooperative process where sensors with known locations are used to localize nodes at unknown locations. In this class of problems, even if the location of a node is known, the wireless links and transmission modalities between two nodes may be unknown. In this case, sensor nodes are used to detect the location and estimate pertinent data transmission activities between nodes. In addition to the broader problem of sensor localization, this booklet studies also specific localization measurements such as time of arrival (TOA), received signal strength (RSS), and direction of arrival (DOA). The sequential localization algorithm, which uses a subset of sensor nodes to estimate nearby sensor nodes' locations is discussed in detail. Extensive bibliography is given for those readers who want to delve further into specific topics.

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About the Author

Xue Zhang is a Senior System Engineer at Intel Corporation in Santa Clara, CA. She received her B.S. degree from Xi'an Shiyou University in 2008, her M.S. degree from California State University Fullerton in 2010, and her Ph.D. degree from Arizona State University in 2016, all in Electrical Engineering. Her research interests include Digital Signal Processing and Communications. Specifically, she is interested in localization in wireless sensor networks.

Edition details

• Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1627054855
• ISBN 13: 9781627054850
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64