Location estimation in ad-hoc networks with directional antennas

Proceedings - International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 633-642

  Malhotra, N ^a   Krasniewski, M ^a   Yang, C ^a   Bagchi, S ^a   Chappell, W ^a  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

Directional antenna; Location estimation; Received signal angle; Received signal strength; Triangulation

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); DIRECTIVE ANTENNAS; MIDDLEWARE; TRIANGULATION; SENSORS; SIGNAL SYSTEMS;

DIRECTIONAL ANTENNAS; LOCATION ESTIMATION; RECEIVED SIGNAL ANGLE; RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTH;

NETWORK PROTOCOLS; COMPUTER NETWORKS;

LOCATION ESTIMATION; RECEIVED SIGNAL ANGLE; RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTH;

EID: 27944442071     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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