Localization for Wireless Sensor Networks: A Neural Network Approach
This work addresses localization for industrial wireless sensor networks, but it is incremental as it applies a standard neural network method to this domain.
The paper tackles node localization in wireless sensor networks using a feed-forward neural network approach, achieving an average 2D localization error of 0.2953 meters with a specific network configuration and four anchor nodes.
As Wireless Sensor Networks are penetrating into the industrial domain, many research opportunities are emerging. One such essential and challenging application is that of node localization. A feed-forward neural network based methodology is adopted in this paper. The Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) values of the anchor node beacons are used. The number of anchor nodes and their configurations has an impact on the accuracy of the localization system, which is also addressed in this paper. Five different training algorithms are evaluated to find the training algorithm that gives the best result. The multi-layer Perceptron (MLP) neural network model was trained using Matlab. In order to evaluate the performance of the proposed method in real time, the model obtained was then implemented on the Arduino microcontroller. With four anchor nodes, an average 2D localization error of 0.2953 m has been achieved with a 12-12-2 neural network structure. The proposed method can also be implemented on any other embedded microcontroller system.