Localization with a Mobile Beacon in Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks

Publisher： MDPI

E-ISSN： 1424-8220|12|5|5486-5501

ISSN： 1424-8220

Source： Sensors, Vol.12, Iss.5, 2012-04, pp. : 5486-5501

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Abstract

Localization is one of the most important issues associated with underwater acoustic sensor networks, especially when sensor nodes are randomly deployed. Given that it is difficult to deploy beacon nodes at predetermined locations, localization schemes with a mobile beacon on the sea surface or along the planned path are inherently convenient, accurate, and energy-efficient. In this paper, we propose a new range-free Localization with a Mobile Beacon (LoMoB). The mobile beacon periodically broadcasts a beacon message containing its location. Sensor nodes are individually localized by passively receiving the beacon messages without inter-node communications. For location estimation, a set of potential locations are obtained as candidates for a node's location and then the node's location is determined through the weighted mean of all the potential locations with the weights computed based on residuals.