Mobile location estimation using density-based clustering technique for NLoS environments

Cluster Computing

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-16

  Lin, Cha Hwa ^a   Cheng, Juin Yi ^a   Wu, Chien Nan ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clustering; Mobile location; Nonline of sight (NLoS); Time of arrival (ToA)

Indexed keywords

BASE STATIONS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; RANGE FINDING; TAYLOR SERIES;

MOBILE LOCATION; NONLINE OF SIGHT; TIME OF ARRIVAL;

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 34147131820     PISSN: 13867857     EISSN: 15737543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10586-007-0003-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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