Experimental evaluation of location methods based on signal-strength measurements

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 287-296

  Laitinen, Heikki ^a,b   Juurakko, Suvi ^a   Lahti, Timo ^a   Korhonen, Risto ^c   Lähteenmäki, Jaakko ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b Space Systems Finland ^*  (Finland)

^c FINNISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Kalman filtering; Location accuracy; Location estimation; Radio propagation; Received signal strength (RSS)

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FADING (RADIO); KALMAN FILTERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIO TRANSMISSION; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION;

KALMAN FILTERING; RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTH (RSS); SHADOW FADING;

RADIO TRANSMITTERS;

EID: 33847624137     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2006.883785     Document Type: Article

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