Topology insensitive location determination using independent estimates through semi-directional antennas

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3458-3472

  Yang, Chin Lung ^a   Bagchi, Saurabh ^a   Chappell, William J ^b  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Directional antennas; Location determination; Sensor networks; Topology; Triangulation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; TOPOLOGY; TRACKING (POSITION);

LOCATION DETERMINATION; SEMI-DIRECTIONAL ANTENNAS; SENSOR NETWORKS; TAYLOR SERIES EXPANSION;

DIRECTIVE ANTENNAS;

EID: 33751536792     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2006.884294     Document Type: Article

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