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<p>Localization of sensor nodes in the Internet of
Underwater Things (IoUT) is of considerable significance due
to its various applications, such as navigation, data tagging,
and detection of underwater objects. Therefore, in this paper,
we propose a hybrid Bayesian multidimensional scaling (BMDS)
based localization technique that can work on a fully hybrid IoUT
network where the nodes can communicate using either optical,
magnetic induction, and acoustic technologies. These communication technologies are already used for communication in the
underwater environment; however, lacking localization solutions.
Optical and magnetic induction communication achieves higher
data rates for short communication. On the contrary, acoustic
waves provide a low data rate for long-range underwater communication. The proposed method collectively uses optical, magnetic
induction, and acoustic communication-based ranging to estimate
the underwater sensor nodes’ final locations. Moreover, we also
analyze the proposed scheme by deriving the hybrid Cramer-Rao
lower bound (H-CRLB). Simulation results provide a complete
comparative analysis of the proposed method with the literature.
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