System and method for performing distributed sequential node localization in active sensor deployment
First Claim
1. A system for performing distributed sequential node localization in active sensor deployment, comprising:
- an equilateral orthogonal reference frame comprising s+1 anchor nodes that is placed in s-dimensional physical space; and
a mobile effector to sequentially place new nodes in a natural sequential ordering within the s-dimensional physical space to form a sequentially well-connected network, for each of the new nodes, comprising;
a telemetry interface to obtain location estimates for the new node from at least s+1 of the anchor nodes previously placed in the s-dimensional physical space; and
a placement evaluator to determine a location for the new node based on the location estimates, wherein the new node is placed in the s-dimensional physical space as a new anchor node proximate to at least one of the s+1 previously-placed anchor nodes upon satisfactory location determination.
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Abstract
A system and method for performing distributed sequential node localization in active sensor deployment is presented. An equilateral orthogonal reference frame is defined. The reference frame includes s+1 anchor nodes that is placed in s-dimensional physical space. New nodes are sequentially placed in a natural sequential ordering within the s-dimensional physical space to form a sequentially well-connected network. For each of the new nodes, location estimates are obtained for the new node from at least s+1 of the anchor nodes previously placed in the s-dimensional physical space. A location is determined for the new node based on the location estimates. The new node are placed in the s-dimensional physical space as a new anchor node proximate to at least one of the s+1 previously-placed anchor nodes upon satisfactory location determination.
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26 Claims
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1. A system for performing distributed sequential node localization in active sensor deployment, comprising:
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an equilateral orthogonal reference frame comprising s+1 anchor nodes that is placed in s-dimensional physical space; and
a mobile effector to sequentially place new nodes in a natural sequential ordering within the s-dimensional physical space to form a sequentially well-connected network, for each of the new nodes, comprising;
a telemetry interface to obtain location estimates for the new node from at least s+1 of the anchor nodes previously placed in the s-dimensional physical space; and
a placement evaluator to determine a location for the new node based on the location estimates, wherein the new node is placed in the s-dimensional physical space as a new anchor node proximate to at least one of the s+1 previously-placed anchor nodes upon satisfactory location determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for performing distributed sequential node localization in active sensor deployment, comprising:
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defining an equilateral orthogonal reference frame comprising s+1 anchor nodes that is placed in s-dimensional physical space; and
sequentially placing new nodes in a natural sequential ordering within the s-dimensional physical space to form a sequentially well-connected network, for each of the new nodes, comprising;
obtaining location estimates for the new node from at least s+1 of the anchor nodes previously placed in the s-dimensional physical space and determining a location for the new node based on the location estimates; and
placing the new node in the s-dimensional physical space as a new anchor node- proximate to at least one of the s+1 previously-placed anchor nodes upon satisfactory location determination. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for performing distributed sequential node localization in active sensor deployment using simple sequential multilateration, comprising:
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a reference frame comprising s+1 anchor nodes with s of the anchor nodes orthogonal to and at a known distance from a root anchor node; and
a mobile effector, comprising;
a sequential localizer to sequentially add new nodes in a natural sequential ordering into the s-dimensional physical space to form a sequentially well-connected network, for each of the new nodes, comprising;
a telemetry interface to request location estimates for the new node from the anchor nodes previously placed in the s-dimensional physical space and to obtain the location estimates from at least s+1 of the previously-placed anchor nodes; and
a placement evaluator to determine a location for the new node based on the location estimates by performing simple sequential multilateration; and
a placement tool to place the reference frame in an s-dimensional physical space and to place the new node in the s-dimensional physical space as a new anchor node proximate to at least one of the s+1 previously-placed anchor nodes upon achieving satisfactory results through the simple sequential multilateration. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for performing distributed sequential node localization in active sensor deployment using simple sequential multilateration, comprising:
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defining a reference frame comprising s+1 anchor nodes with s of the anchor nodes orthogonal to and at a known distance from a root anchor node;
placing the reference frame in an s-dimensional physical space; and
sequentially adding new nodes in a natural sequential ordering into the s-dimensional physical space to form a sequentially well-connected network, for each of the new nodes, comprising;
requesting location estimates for the new node from the anchor nodes previously placed in the s-dimensional physical space;
obtaining the location estimates from at least s+1 of the previously-placed anchor nodes;
determining a location for the new node based on the location estimates by performing simple sequential multilateration; and
placing the new node in the s-dimensional physical space as a new anchor node proximate to at least one of the s+1 previously-placed anchor nodes upon achieving satisfactory results through the simple sequential multilateration. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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