Research and Development of Localization Systems and Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks

This paper introduces the concepts and principles of the node localization of wireless sensor networks.Firstly,the general process of localization computing is mentioned.At the same time,diverse ranging techniques in a localization system and basic methods of localization computing are discussed.Besides,we qualitatively analyze and compare some classical localization algorithms.Finally,we present and summarize the latest development of node localization system and algorithms.