Target localization utilizing the success rate in infrared pattern recognition

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1355-1364

  Petrellis, Nikos ^b   Konofaos, Nikos ^a,b   Alexiou, George Ph ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Distance estimation; Indoor navigation systems; IR sensor devices; Pattern recognition modeling; Sensor systems architecture

Indexed keywords

DISTANCE ESTIMATION; INDOOR NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; IR SENSOR DEVICES; PATTERN RECOGNITION MODELING; SENSOR SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE;

DIODES; INFRARED RADIATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MICROCONTROLLERS; POSITION MEASUREMENT; TRANSMITTERS;

PATTERN RECOGNITION;

EID: 33749525720     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2006.881342     Document Type: Article

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