Author(s)

Shelei Li, Xueyong Ding, Tingting Yang

Polytechnical School, Sanya College, Sanya, China.

In this paper, the self-localization problem is studied. It is one of the key technologies in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). And five localization algorithms: Centroid algorithm, Amorphous algorithm, DV-hop algorithm, APIT algorithm and Bounding Box algorithm are discussed. Simulation of those five localization algorithms is done by MATLAB. The simulation results show that the positioning error of Amorphous algorithm is the minimum. Considering economy and localization accuracy, the Amorphous algorithm can achieve the best localization performance under certain conditions.

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), Localization Algorithm, Centroid, Amorphous, DV-Hop, APIT, Bounding Box

Li, S. , Ding, X. and Yang, T. (2015) Analysis of Five Typical Localization Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks. Wireless Sensor Network, 7, 27-33. doi: 10.4236/wsn.2015.74004.