Systems Engineering and Electronics ›› 2021, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (7): 1791-1796.doi: 10.12305/j.issn.1001-506X.2021.07.08

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Optimal deployment method of sensors in localization system based on targets with Gaussian distribution

Rongyan ZHOU1,2, Jianfeng CHEN1,*, Xiaoqiang LI1, Weijie TAN3   

  1. 1. School of Marine Science and Technology, Northwest Polytechnic University, Xi'an 710072, China
    2. Nanyang Institute of Technology, Nanyang 473004, China
    3. State Key Laboratory of Public Big Data, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
  • Received:2020-04-08 Online:2021-06-30 Published:2021-07-08
  • Contact: Jianfeng CHEN

Abstract:

The optimal deployment of sensors problem is considered when the target location obeys Gaussian prior distribution in three-dimensional space positioning system. The Fisher information matrix of the estimation error in bearings-only localization algorithm is analyzed and Cramer-Rao bound (CRB) based on the target prior distribution is derived. Then, the maximum posterior probability estimation method based on three-dimensional coordinate rotation is discussed to convert a non-diagonal covariance matrix into a diagonal matrix, which aims to minimize the trace of the CRB, and the optimal sensor deployment is obtained. Finally, the gradient-descent algorithm is adopted to simulate effectiveness of the method is verified. Simulation results also show that the method can effectively reduce the localization error compared with the different sensor deployment.

Key words: parameter estimation, Craomer-Rao bound (CRB), the maximum posterior probability (MAP), optimal sensor deployment

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