A Novel Mobile Localization Method for Distributed Sensor Network with Non-Line-of-Sight Error Mitigation

Mobile localization using distributed sensor network has attracted significant research interest in recent years. One of the main challenges for mobile location estimation is the presence of the non-line-of-sight (NLOS) propagation. It results in erroneous measurements containing NLOS error due to t...

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Main Authors: Nan Hu, Hao Wu, Chengdong Wu, Yuan Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-04-01
Series:International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/154896
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Hao Wu
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description Mobile localization using distributed sensor network has attracted significant research interest in recent years. One of the main challenges for mobile location estimation is the presence of the non-line-of-sight (NLOS) propagation. It results in erroneous measurements containing NLOS error due to the reflection and diffraction. The NLOS error could seriously reduce the localization accuracy. This paper presents a novel mobile localization method for distributed sensor network in NLOS propagation scenarios. The aim of the method is to mitigate the NLOS error and enhance the localization accuracy. The transition between the LOS and NLOS is described by two-state Markov model. The interacting multiple model frame is employed to estimate the position of unknown node. The probability data association algorithm is used to filter the estimated location. The simulation results show that the proposed method outperforms the traditional filter method in NLOS scenarios.
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spelling doaj-art-9e36eac93c61479eb04bd35a9b251bd62025-08-20T03:38:39ZengWileyInternational Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks1550-14772014-04-011010.1155/2014/154896154896A Novel Mobile Localization Method for Distributed Sensor Network with Non-Line-of-Sight Error MitigationNan Hu0Hao Wu1Chengdong Wu2Yuan Gao3 College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China Engineering Faculty, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China Electrical Engineering System, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285, USAMobile localization using distributed sensor network has attracted significant research interest in recent years. One of the main challenges for mobile location estimation is the presence of the non-line-of-sight (NLOS) propagation. It results in erroneous measurements containing NLOS error due to the reflection and diffraction. The NLOS error could seriously reduce the localization accuracy. This paper presents a novel mobile localization method for distributed sensor network in NLOS propagation scenarios. The aim of the method is to mitigate the NLOS error and enhance the localization accuracy. The transition between the LOS and NLOS is described by two-state Markov model. The interacting multiple model frame is employed to estimate the position of unknown node. The probability data association algorithm is used to filter the estimated location. The simulation results show that the proposed method outperforms the traditional filter method in NLOS scenarios.https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/154896
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A Novel Mobile Localization Method for Distributed Sensor Network with Non-Line-of-Sight Error Mitigation
International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
title A Novel Mobile Localization Method for Distributed Sensor Network with Non-Line-of-Sight Error Mitigation
title_full A Novel Mobile Localization Method for Distributed Sensor Network with Non-Line-of-Sight Error Mitigation
title_fullStr A Novel Mobile Localization Method for Distributed Sensor Network with Non-Line-of-Sight Error Mitigation
title_full_unstemmed A Novel Mobile Localization Method for Distributed Sensor Network with Non-Line-of-Sight Error Mitigation
title_short A Novel Mobile Localization Method for Distributed Sensor Network with Non-Line-of-Sight Error Mitigation
title_sort novel mobile localization method for distributed sensor network with non line of sight error mitigation
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