Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/11147/9902
Title: Localization of a passive molecular transmitter with a sensor network
Authors: Güleç, Fatih
Atakan, Barış
Keywords: Localization
Macroscale molecular communications
Sensor networks
Publisher: Springer
Abstract: Macroscale molecular communication (MC), which has a potential for practical applications, is a promising area for communication engineering. In a practical scenario such as monitoring air pollutants released from an unknown source, it is essential to estimate the location of the molecular transmitter (TX). This paper presents a novel Sensor Network-based Localization Algorithm (SNCLA) for passive transmission by using a novel experimental platform which mainly comprises a clustered sensor network (SN) with 24 sensor nodes and evaporating ethanol molecules as the passive TX. With the usage of the SN concept, novel methods can be developed for the problems in macroscale MC by utilizing the wide literature of sensor networks. In SNCLA, Gaussian plume model is employed to derive the location estimator. The parameters such as transmitted mass, wind velocity, detection time and actual concentration are calculated or estimated from the measured signals via the SN to be employed as the input for the location estimator. The numerical results show that the performance of SNCLA is better for stronger winds in the medium. Our findings show that evaporated molecules do not propagate homogeneously through the SN due to the presence of the wind. In addition, the estimation error of SNCLA decreases for higher detection threshold values. © 2020, ICST Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering.
URI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57115-3_28
https://hdl.handle.net/9902
ISBN: 978-303057114-6
ISSN: 1867-8211
Appears in Collections:Electrical - Electronic Engineering / Elektrik - Elektronik Mühendisliği
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