Title
Considerations about the Signal Level Measurement in Wireless Sensor Networks for Node Position Estimation.
Abstract
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) are widely used in different monitoring systems. Given the distributed nature of WSN, a constantly increasing number of research studies are concentrated on some important aspects: maximizing network autonomy, node localization, and data access security. The node localization and distance estimation algorithms have, as their starting points, different information provided by the nodes. The level of signal strength is often such a starting point. A system for Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) acquisition has been designed, implemented, and tested. In this paper, experiments in different operating environments have been conducted to show the variation of Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) metric related to distance and geometrical orientation of the nodes and environment, both indoor and outdoor. Energy aware data transmission algorithms adjust the power consumed by the nodes according to the relative distance between the nodes. Experiments have been conducted to measure the current consumed by the node depending on the adjusted transmission power. In order to use the RSSI values as input for distance or location detection algorithms, the RSSI values can't be used without intermediate processing steps to mitigate with the non-linearity of the measured values. The results of the measurements confirmed that the RSSI level varies with distance, geometrical orientation of the sensors, and environment characteristics.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.3390/s19194179
SENSORS
Keywords
Field
DocType
sensor networks,RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) acquisition,adjusted transmission power,sensor location estimation,non-linearity of the measured values
Location detection,Monitoring system,Data transmission,Signal level,Electronic engineering,Signal strength,Engineering,Data access,Wireless sensor network
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
19
19
1424-8220
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Stelian Dolha100.34
Paul Negirla200.68
Florin Alexa311.39
Ioan Silea433.18