DocumentCode
2456738
Title
A Gaussian Model for Dead-Reckoning Mobile Sensor Position Error
Author
Arafa, Ahmed ; Messier, Geoffrey G.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
fYear
2010
fDate
6-9 Sept. 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
5
Abstract
The use of mobile nodes within a wireless sensor network are an asset since they can considerably extend the lifetime of that network. In order for mobile sensor nodes to be effective in most cases, their position must be known. Dead reckoning (DR) is a simple location method that is well suited to complexity constrained sensor nodes. The contribution of this paper is to present a Gaussian model for DR positioning error that is based on measurements collected using a popular robot chassis. The model is verified using Monte Carlo simulations that incorporate the empirical DR error.
Keywords
Monte Carlo methods; mobile radio; wireless sensor networks; DR positioning error; Gaussian Model; Monte Carlo simulation; dead reckoning; mobile sensor nodes; wireless sensor network; Analytical models; Mobile communication; Mobile robots; Robot kinematics; Robot sensing systems; Wireless sensor networks;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Vehicular Technology Conference Fall (VTC 2010-Fall), 2010 IEEE 72nd
Conference_Location
Ottawa, ON
ISSN
1090-3038
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-3573-9
Electronic_ISBN
1090-3038
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/VETECF.2010.5594098
Filename
5594098
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