<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this paper a new wireless sensor network localization algorithm, based on a mobile beacon and TSVM (Transductive Support Vector Machines) is proposed, which is referred to as MTSVM. The new algorithm takes advantage of a mobile beacon to generate virtual beacon nodes and then utilizes the beacon vector produced by the communication between the nodes to transform the problem of localization into one of classification. TSVM helps to minimize the error of classification of unknown fixed nodes (unlabeled samples). An auxiliary mobile beacon is designed to save the large volumes of expensive sensor nodes with GPS devices. As shown by the simulation test, the algorithm achieves good localization performance.</p></abstract>

In this paper a new wireless sensor network localization algorithm, based on a mobile beacon and TSVM (Transductive Support Vector Machines) is proposed, which is referred to as MTSVM. The new algorithm takes advantage of a mobile beacon to generate virtual beacon nodes and then utilizes the beacon vector produced by the communication between the nodes to transform the problem of localization into one of classification. TSVM helps to minimize the error of classification of unknown fixed nodes (unlabeled samples). An auxiliary mobile beacon is designed to save the large volumes of expensive sensor nodes with GPS devices. As shown by the simulation test, the algorithm achieves good localization performance.

Wireless Sensor Network Localization Based On A Mobile Beacon And Tsvm

School of Computer Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210094, China

School of Computer Science and Engineering, Changshu Institute of Technology, Changshu, Jiangsu 215500, China

1 School of Computer Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210094, China

2 School of Computer Science and Engineering, Changshu Institute of Technology, Changshu, Jiangsu 215500, China

Department of Self-Propelled Gun, Shenyang Academy, Shenyang, Liaoning 110162, China

Cybernetics and Information Technologies

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In this paper a new wireless sensor network localization algorithm, based on a mobile beacon and TSVM (Transductive Support Vector Machines) is proposed, which...

Wireless Sensor Network Localization Based On A Mobile Beacon And Tsvm

Published Online: Dec 30, 2014

Page range: 98 - 107

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cait-2014-0047

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