Nuisance parameters and location accuracy in log-normal fading models

IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 937-947

  Malaney, Robert A ^a,b,c  

^a IEEE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ad hoc networks; AOA; Location; Mathematical programming optimization; RSS; Sensor networks; TDOA; TOA

Indexed keywords

AOA; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING-OPTIMIZATION; TDOA; TOA;

AD HOC NETWORKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

FADING CHANNELS;

EID: 33947604177     PISSN: 15361276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TWC.2007.05247     Document Type: Article

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