Constraint based node localization for ad-hoc wireless networks and a simulation environment for wildfire detection & mapping using wireless sensor networks

Author

Michael Ellebrecht

Abstract

"This thesis presents a method of determining node locations in an ad-hoc wireless network. The localization algorithm uses internodal distance measurements to constrain the possible locations for each node. Simulations show that this method is viable for both small and large networks. This generalized localization algorithm was developed while assessing the viability of using a wireless sensor network to detect and map wildfires. For this task, a simulation environment was created that interfaces a wildfire simulator and a network simulator. This simulation environment is presented as a method of validating the use of wireless sensor networks to detect and map wildfires"--Abstract, page iii.

Advisor(s)

Ali, Shoukat

Committee Member(s)

Stanley, R. Joe
Sarangapani, Jagannathan, 1965-

Department(s)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Computer Engineering

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Publication Date

Summer 2007

Pagination

ix, 75 pages

Rights

© 2007 Michael Ellebrecht, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Citation

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Forest fires -- Detection -- Mathematical modelsSensor networksWireless LANsWireless communication systems

Thesis Number

T 9233

Print OCLC #

236092969

Recommended Citation

Ellebrecht, Michael, "Constraint based node localization for ad-hoc wireless networks and a simulation environment for wildfire detection & mapping using wireless sensor networks" (2007). Masters Theses. 5960.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/5960