A Survey on DV-Hop localization Techniques in Three- Dimensional Wireless Sensor Networks

Location information is prerequisite for wireless sensor networks (WSNs) monitoring and control applications, since there is no meaning without position information for collected data. Distance vector hop (DV-Hop) localization algorithm as the typical range-free algorithm that has been widely applied in various applications. Nowadays, the research on range-free localization for WSNs is mostly based on two-dimensional (2D) space. Hence, there are few surveys concentrated on range-free localization in three-dimensional (3D) WSNs. This motivated us to present an extensive overview of enhanced DV-Hop localization algorithms in 3D WSNs. This paper focused on critical challenge between 2D and 3D in localization model, representative range-free 3D localization technique surveys. Moreover, a comprehensive taxonomy of most essential enhanced methods applied in 3D DV-Hop is illustrated. A considerable comparison in term of localization error, computational complexity and node type is given. Future research directions dealing with localization under 3D DV-Hop is also discussed.