Location estimation using received signal power and maximum likelihood estimation in wireless sensor networks

Electronics and Communications in Japan, Part I: Communications (English translation of Denshi Tsushin Gakkai Ronbunshi)

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 62-72

  Takashima, Masahiro ^a   Zhao, Dapeng ^b   Yanagihara, Kentaro ^c   Fukui, Kiyoshi ^c   Fukunaga, Shigeru ^c   Hara, Shinsuke ^d   Kitayama, Ken Ichi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

^c OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO   (Japan)

^d Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Maximum likelihood method; Position estimation; Received power; Sensor network; Wireless propagation model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; WAVE PROPAGATION; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

PERSONNEL LOCATION MANAGEMENT; POSITION ESTIMATION; RECEIVED POWER; WIRELESS PROPAGATION MODELS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 34547355661     PISSN: 87566621     EISSN: 15206424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ecja.20359     Document Type: Article

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