Simultaneous Localization and Tracking in an Ad Hoc Sensor Network
What We adapt Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM), a method used in mobile robotics, to the problem of tracking a target in a sensor network while simultaneously localizing the nodes of the network. Our algorithm is a Bayesian filter, providing on-line probabilistic estimates of sensor locations and target tracks. It does not require globally accessible beacon signals or accurate ranging between the nodes. When applied to a network of 27 sensor nodes, our algorithm can localize the nodes to within one or two centimeters.
Which see IPSN-06 paper
Why Localization is not the goal of sensor networks. Use the hardware you have.
Who Christopher Taylor, Ali Rahimi, Jonathan Bachrach, and Howard Shrobe
How Java and MATlab and MIT Cricket Motes
When Fall 2004
Where MIT CSAIL
And Coordinate Formation in Sensor Networks