Target Localization in Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks Using RSS Measurements

This paper addresses the target localization problems based on received signal strength (RSS) measurements in underwater acoustic wireless sensor network (UWSN). Firstly, the problems based on the maximum likelihood (ML) criterion for estimating target localization in cases of both known and unknown transmit power are respectively derived, and fast implementation algorithms are proposed by transforming the non-convex problems into a generalized trust region subproblem (GTRS) frameworks. A three-step procedure is also provided to enhance the estimation accuracy in the unknown target transmit power case. Furthermore, the Cramer–Rao lower bounds (CRLBs) in both cases are derived. Computer simulation results show the superior performance of the proposed methods in the underwater environment.

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