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Two-mobile anchor node-based localization in wireless sensor networks

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Localization is a fundamental issue in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Localization with mobile anchors is one of the most efficient ways to deploy sensor nodes and locate them. Due to the limitations of cost and power consumption in WSNs, it is necessary to study the path planning of mobile anchor nodes, which is conducive to rapid localization with low energy consumption. This paper designs two path planning methods named TSCAN-R and TSCAN-E based on two mobile anchor nodes. They not only have short path lengths but can also overcome the problem of collinearity. Furthermore, a modified curve fitting-based localization method (MCFLM) is proposed. This method matches the distance between mobile anchor nodes in certain trajectories and unknown nodes and then infers the localization of the unknown nodes based on poles of distance curves. Simulation results indicate that MCFLM-based TSCAN-R and TSCAN-E have better localization accuracy and shorter path length than other methods.

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    Weiwei Hu, Junxiang Chen & Shenying Yang

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Hu, W., Chen, J. & Yang, S. Two-mobile anchor node-based localization in wireless sensor networks. J Ambient Intell Human Comput 15, 697–709 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12652-023-04727-1

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