Research on Improved DV-HOP Localization Algorithm Based on Weighted Least Square Method

Localization of sensor nodes is the foundation of the entire wireless sensor network. The article introduces the localization process of sensor nodes of DV-HOP algorithm. Based on this, it proposes an improved DV-HOP algorithm which based on weighted least square method. The new algorithm introduced a weighted method related with hops to differentiate the anchor node influence, and proposed a new method of determining location of the node. The simulation results show that the proposed improvements can greatly enhance the localization accuracy of the nodes.