Joint node localization and time-varying clock synchronization in wireless sensor networks

Aitzaz Ahmad, Erchin Serpedin, Hazem Nounou, Mohamed Nounou

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Abstract

The problems of node localization and clock synchronization in wireless sensor networks are naturally tied from a statistical signal processing perspective. In this work, we consider the joint estimation of an unknown node's location and clock parameters by incorporating the effect of imperfections in node oscillators, which render a time varying nature to the clock parameters. In order to alleviate the computational complexity associated with the optimal maximum a-posteriori estimator, a simpler approach based on the Expectation-Maximization (EM) algorithm is proposed which iteratively estimates the clock parameters using a Kalman smoother in the E-step, and the location of the unknown node in the M-step. The convergence and the mean square error (MSE) performance of the proposed algorithm are evaluated using simulation studies which demonstrate the high fidelity of the proposed joint estimation approach.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2013 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2013 - Proceedings
Pages5170-5174
Number of pages5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Oct 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event2013 38th IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2013 - Vancouver, BC, Canada
Duration: 26 May 201331 May 2013

Publication series

NameICASSP, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing - Proceedings
ISSN (Print)1520-6149

Conference

Conference2013 38th IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2013
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver, BC
Period26/05/1331/05/13

Keywords

  • EM algorithm
  • Node localization
  • clock synchronization
  • wireless sensor networks

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