A Novel Localization Algorithm Based on RSSI and Multilateration for Indoor Environments

Abstract

Indoor localization algorithms based on the received signal strength indicator (RSSI) in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have higher localization accuracy than other range-free methods. This paper considers indoor localization based on multilateration and averaged received signal strength indicator (RSSI). We propose an approach called weighted three minimum distances method (WTM) to deal with the poor accuracy of distances deduced from RSSI. Using a practical localization system, an experimental channel model is deduced to assess the performance of the proposed localization algorithm in realistic conditions. Both simulated data and measured data are used to verify the proposed method. Compared with nonlinear least squares (NLS), Levenberg–Marquardt algorithm (LM) and semidefinite programming method (SDP), simulations show that the proposed method exhibits better localization accuracy but consumes more calculation time.