Abstract
This paper presents a novel Distributed Range-free Localization Algorithm(3D-DRL) for three-dimensional wireless sensor networks under irregular radio propagation environment. In the scheme, the sensing space is divided into cubic cells with resolution a and each anchor, equipped with Global Positioning System (GPS), votes for each cubic cell. Each unknown node averages the COG (center of the gravity) of cells with highest votes as its estimated location. The scheme eliminates the requirement for specific positioning hardware, avoids the need for any interaction between the individual unknown nodes, and is independent of node densities and network topologies. Simulation results indicate that the average localization error is below 3 meters, when DOI(Degree of Irregularity)=0.1, ANR(Anchor to Node Range Ratio)=2.5 and all nodes are randomly deployed in 100×100×100 m3 scenarios. Especially, all unknown nodes can localize themselves by adjusting ANR.
This work is supported by State Key Program of National Natural Science of China (Grant No. 60532030), Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (Grant No. NCET-08-0333) and Civil Aviation Open Foundation (2008BUAA04) to JP.Xing.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Akyildiz, I.F., Su, W., Sankarasubramaniam, Y., et al.: A survey on sensor networks. IEEE Communications Magazine 40(8), 102–114 (2002)
Zhang, L., Zhou, X., Cheng, Q.: Landscape-3D: A Robust Localization Scheme for Sensor Networks over Complex 3D Terrains. In: Proceedings of the 31st IEEE Int’l Conf. Local Computer Networks (LCN 2006), pp. 239–246 (2006)
Ou, C.H., Ssu, K.F.: Sensor Position Determination with flying anchors in three-dimensional wireless sensor networks. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing 7(9), 1084–1097 (2008)
He, T., Huang, C.D., Blum, B.M., et al.: Range-free localization schemes for large scale sensor networks. In: Proceedings of the ninth annual international conference on Mobile computing and networking (MobiCom 2003), San Diego, California, pp. 81–95 (2003)
Qi, Y., Tan, S.K., Yu, G., et al.: An area localization scheme for large wireless sensor networks. In: IEEE 61st Vehicular Technology Conference, pp. 2835–2839 (2005)
Gang, Z., Tian, H., Sudha, K., et al.: Impact of radio irregularity on wireless sensor networks. In: International Conference on Mobile System, Application and Services, pp. 125–138 (2004)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2011 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this paper
Cite this paper
Xing, J., Wang, D., Liu, Y. (2011). Distributed Range-Free Localization Algorithm for 3D Wireless Sensor Networks under Irregular Radio Propagation Model. In: Zeng, D. (eds) Applied Informatics and Communication. ICAIC 2011. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 224. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23214-5_40
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23214-5_40
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-23213-8
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-23214-5
eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)