Building Sensor Networks

2	Stochastic Inference in Wireless Sensor Networks
Sahar Movaghati and Masoud Ardakani

CONTENTS

2.1  Inference Problems

2.1.1  General Setup of Stochastic Inference Problems

2.1.2  Challenges of Stochastic Inference in WSNs

2.2  Factor Graphs for Solving Inference Problems

2.2.1  Application of Factor Graphs in Inference Problems for WSNs

2.2.1.1  Self-Tracking of Mobile Nodes

2.2.1.2  Link Loss Monitoring

2.3  Particle-Based Message-Passing Algorithm

2.3.1  Message Processing at a Function Node

2.3.2  Message Processing at a Variable Node

2.3.3  Application of PB-MPA in Maneuvering Target Tracking with WSNs

2.3.4  Application of PB-MPA in Multitarget Tracking with WSNs

References

2.1  INFERENCE PROBLEMS

The continuing advances in sensor ...