OUTSTANDING FRAMEWORK FOR SIMULATING AND GENERATING ANCHOR TRAJECTORY IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS

This paper proposes a framework that has the ability to animate and generate different scenarios for the
mobility of a movable anchor which can follow various paths in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). When
the researchers use NS-2 to simulate a single anchor-assisted localization model, they face the problem of
creating the movement file of the movable anchor. The proposed framework solved this problem by
allowing them to create the movement scenario regarding different trajectories. The proposed framework
lets the researcher set the needed parameters for simulating various static path models, which can be
displayed through the graphical user interface. The researcher can also view the mobility of the movable
anchor with control of its speed and communication range. The proposed framework has been validated by
comparing its results to NS-2 outputs plus comparing it against existing tools. Finally, this framework has
been published on the Code Project website and downloaded by many users.