Distance-measurement error associated with antenna phase-center displacement in time-reference radio positioning systems

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 13-22

  Best, Steven R ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance measurement; Phase center; Phase measurement; Position measurement; Positioning error; Radio distance measurement; Radio position measurement

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA REFLECTORS; CORRELATORS; DISTANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PHASE MEASUREMENT; POSITION MEASUREMENT; RADIO SYSTEMS;

ANTENNA PHASE CENTER; LOG PERIODIC ANTENNA; OBSERVATION ANGLE; POSITIONING ERROR; RADIO DISTANCE MEASUREMENT; RADIO POSITION MEASUREMENT; RADIO POSITIONING SYSTEMS; YAGI ANTENNA;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 3142765434     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2004.1305530     Document Type: Article

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