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Error Estimation for the Linearized Auto-Localization Algorithm
AbstractThe Linearized Auto-Localization (LAL) algorithm estimates the position of beacon nodes in Local Positioning Systems (LPSs), using only the distance measurements to a mobile node whose position is also unknown. The LAL algorithm calculates the inter-beacon distances, used for the estimation of the beacons’ positions, from the linearized trilateration equations. In this paper we propose a method to estimate the propagation of the errors of the inter-beacon distances obtained with the LAL algorithm, based on a first order Taylor approximation of the equations. Since the method depends on such approximation, a confidence parameter τ is defined to measure the reliability of the estimated error. Field evaluations showed that by applying this information to an improved weighted-based auto-localization algorithm (WLAL), the standard deviation of the inter-beacon distances can be improved by more than 30% on average with respect to the original LAL method.
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Guevara, J.; Jiménez, A.R.; Prieto, J.C.; Seco, F. Error Estimation for the Linearized Auto-Localization Algorithm. Sensors 2012, 12, 2561-2581.View more citation formats
Guevara J, Jiménez AR, Prieto JC, Seco F. Error Estimation for the Linearized Auto-Localization Algorithm. Sensors. 2012; 12(3):2561-2581.Chicago/Turabian Style
Guevara, Jorge; Jiménez, Antonio R.; Prieto, Jose Carlos; Seco, Fernando. 2012. "Error Estimation for the Linearized Auto-Localization Algorithm." Sensors 12, no. 3: 2561-2581.
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