Position Accuracy and Distributed Beamforming Performance in WSNs: A Simulation Study
This work investigates the performance of distributed beamforming in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), focusing on the impact of node position errors. A comprehensive simulation testbed was developed to assess how varying network topologies and position uncertainties impact system performance. Our re...
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| description | This work investigates the performance of distributed beamforming in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), focusing on the impact of node position errors. A comprehensive simulation testbed was developed to assess how varying network topologies and position uncertainties impact system performance. Our results reveal that distributed beamforming in the near-field is highly sensitive to position errors, resulting in a noticeable degradation in performance, particularly in terms of Bit Error Rate (BER). Cramer–Rao Lower Bound (CRB) was used to analyse the theoretical limitations of position estimation accuracy and how these limitations affect beamforming performance. These findings underscore the critical importance of accurate localisation techniques and robust beamforming algorithms to fully realise the potential of distributed beamforming in practical WSN applications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f2ca55580451467fae3eabd5f0bbd2ca2025-08-20T03:24:40ZengMDPI AGFuture Internet1999-59032025-05-0117623610.3390/fi17060236Position Accuracy and Distributed Beamforming Performance in WSNs: A Simulation StudyJosé Casca0Prabhat Gupta1Marco Gomes2Vitor Silva3Rui Dinis4Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT), 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugalInstituto de Telecomunicações (IT), 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugalInstituto de Telecomunicações (IT), 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugalInstituto de Telecomunicações (IT), 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugalInstituto de Telecomunicações (IT), 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugalThis work investigates the performance of distributed beamforming in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), focusing on the impact of node position errors. A comprehensive simulation testbed was developed to assess how varying network topologies and position uncertainties impact system performance. Our results reveal that distributed beamforming in the near-field is highly sensitive to position errors, resulting in a noticeable degradation in performance, particularly in terms of Bit Error Rate (BER). Cramer–Rao Lower Bound (CRB) was used to analyse the theoretical limitations of position estimation accuracy and how these limitations affect beamforming performance. These findings underscore the critical importance of accurate localisation techniques and robust beamforming algorithms to fully realise the potential of distributed beamforming in practical WSN applications.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/17/6/236wireless sensor networkdistributed beamformingCramer–Rao Boundnear-field communicationcommunications and sensingcommunication-assisted localization |
| spellingShingle | José Casca Prabhat Gupta Marco Gomes Vitor Silva Rui Dinis Position Accuracy and Distributed Beamforming Performance in WSNs: A Simulation Study Future Internet wireless sensor network distributed beamforming Cramer–Rao Bound near-field communication communications and sensing communication-assisted localization |
| title | Position Accuracy and Distributed Beamforming Performance in WSNs: A Simulation Study |
| title_full | Position Accuracy and Distributed Beamforming Performance in WSNs: A Simulation Study |
| title_fullStr | Position Accuracy and Distributed Beamforming Performance in WSNs: A Simulation Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Position Accuracy and Distributed Beamforming Performance in WSNs: A Simulation Study |
| title_short | Position Accuracy and Distributed Beamforming Performance in WSNs: A Simulation Study |
| title_sort | position accuracy and distributed beamforming performance in wsns a simulation study |
| topic | wireless sensor network distributed beamforming Cramer–Rao Bound near-field communication communications and sensing communication-assisted localization |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/17/6/236 |
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