An Accurate Cooperative Localization Algorithm Based on RSS Model and Error Correction in Wireless Sensor Networks

Aiming at the problem that there is a big contradiction between accuracy and calculation and cost based on the RSSI positioning algorithm, an accurate and effective cooperative positioning algorithm is proposed in combination with error correction and refinement measures in each stage of positioning. At the ranging stage, the RSSI measurement value is converted to distance by wireless channel modeling and the dynamic acquisition of the power attenuation factor. Then, the ranging correction is carried out by using the known anchor node ranging error information. The Taylor series expansion least-square iterative refinement algorithm is implemented in the position optimization stage, and satisfactory positioning accuracy is obtained. The idea of cooperative positioning is introduced to upgrade the nodes that meet the requirements and are upgraded to anchor nodes and participate in the positioning of other nodes to improve the positioning coverage and positioning accuracy. The experimental results show that the localization effect of this algorithm is close to that of the Taylor series expansion algorithm based on coordinates but far higher than that of the basic least-squares localization algorithm. The positioning accuracy can be improved rapidly with the decrease in the distance measurement error.