- Title
- A consensus-based distributed method of clock synchronization for sensor networks
- Creator
- Qiao, Yong; Yang, Wenlun; Fu, Minyue
- Relation
- International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks Vol. 13, Issue 3
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1550147717697320
- Publisher
- Sage Publications
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- In this study, an innovative distributed method for achieving external clock synchronization is presented. Based on discrete-time clock models, it can realize synchronization of clocks while enabling their time to change at the same pace simultaneously. Stronger robustness against noisy measurements and clock rate drifts is gained by combining both controller and estimator design methods into the protocol. Additionally, a specifically designed communication scheme is proposed to make our protocols independent on global physical time. To render our protocols more practical, the control variable for clock synchronization is ensured bounded and a stopping criterion for implementation of the protocols is established. Finally, performance of the method is illustrated by certain numerical simulations.
- Subject
- distributed method; clock synchronization; consensus-based; wireless sensor networks
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1384409
- Identifier
- uon:32066
- Identifier
- ISSN:1550-1477
- Rights
- This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (http://www.uk.sagepub.com/aboutus/openaccess.htm)
- Language
- eng
- Full Text
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