Fault Tolerant Localization Based on K-means Clustering in Wireless Sensor Networks

Soumya J. Bhat, K. V. Santhosh

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Abstract

Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) has been considered as an essential tool for many applications. Most of the applications of WSNs require the location of sensor nodes to be known. But, because of high power consumption and cost, it is not suitable to attach a GPS receiver with every node. For estimating the location of sensor nodes, localization algorithms make use of few location-aware nodes as reference nodes. But, sometimes, these reference nodes can turn faulty. They may estimate their locations wrongly due to software or hardware malfunctions. This affects the localization of the entire network. To overcome this problem, we have reported a fault tolerant localization algorithm called clustering based DV-Hop. This algorithm filters out faulty nodes using K-means clustering and majority voting methods. The performance of the algorithm is then compared with other localization algorithms. The reported algorithm shows better localization accuracies and more stable performance under faulty conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of CONECCT 2020 - 6th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Computing and Communication Technologies
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728168289
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 07-2020
Event6th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Computing and Communication Technologies, CONECCT 2020 - Bangalore, India
Duration: 02-07-202004-07-2020

Publication series

NameProceedings of CONECCT 2020 - 6th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Computing and Communication Technologies

Conference

Conference6th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Computing and Communication Technologies, CONECCT 2020
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityBangalore
Period02-07-2004-07-20

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Control and Optimization

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