Extended Kalman filter channel estimation for line-of-sight detection in WCDMA mobile positioning

Eurasip Journal on Applied Signal Processing

Volumn 2003, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 1268-1278

  Lakhzouri, Abdelmonaem ^a   Lohan, Elena Simona ^a   Hamila, Ridha ^b   Rentors, Markku ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Extended Kalman filter; Fading statistics; LOS detection; Mobile positioning; WCDMA systems

Indexed keywords

CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); CONGESTION CONTROL (COMMUNICATION); FADING (RADIO); STATISTICAL TESTS; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

CHANNEL ESTIMATION; EXTENDED KALMAN FILTER; LINE-OF-SIGHT DETECTION; MOBILE POSITIONING; WIRELESS CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS SYSTEMS;

KALMAN FILTERING;

EID: 0742286329     PISSN: 11108657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S1110865703306018     Document Type: Article

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