Localization in Ad-Hoc Sensor Networks

In many applications, like tracking persons, the position of sensor nodes is important. This report describes existing research in localization. Using these existing methods a localization method for ad-hoc sensor networks is presented. Simulation results are discussed and suggestions for implementation are given, including a simple test implementation.

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