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Comparative Study of RSS-Based Collaborative Localization Methods in Wireless Sensor Networks

Description: In this thesis two collaborative localization techniques are studied: multidimensional scaling (MDS) and maximum likelihood estimator (MLE). A synthesis of a new location estimation method through a serial integration of these two techniques, such that an estimate is first obtained using MDS and then MLE is employed to fine-tune the MDS solution, was the subject of this research using various simulation and experimental studies. In the simulations, important issues including the effects of sens… more
Date: December 2006
Creator: Koneru, Avanthi
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Multi-Robot, Multi-Target Particle Swarm Optimization Search in Noisy Wireless Environments

Description: Multiple small robots (swarms) can work together using Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) to perform tasks that are difficult or impossible for a single robot to accomplish. The problem considered in this paper is exploration of an unknown environment with the goal of finding a target(s) at an unknown location(s) using multiple small mobile robots. This work demonstrates the use of a distributed PSO algorithm with a novel adaptive RSS weighting factor to guide robots for locating target(s) in hi… more
Date: May 1, 2009
Creator: Derr, Kurt & Manic, Milos
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Wireless Indoor Location Estimation Based on Neural Network RSS Signature Recognition (LENSR)

Description: Location Based Services (LBS), context aware applications, and people and object tracking depend on the ability to locate mobile devices, also known as localization, in the wireless landscape. Localization enables a diverse set of applications that include, but are not limited to, vehicle guidance in an industrial environment, security monitoring, self-guided tours, personalized communications services, resource tracking, mobile commerce services, guiding emergency workers during fire emergenci… more
Date: June 1, 2008
Creator: Derr, Kurt & Manic, Milos
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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