WPI precision personnel locator system - Indoor location demonstrations and RF design improvements

Proceedings of the Annual Meeting - Institute of Navigation

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 511-521

  Cyganski, D ^a,b   Duckworth, J ^a,b,c   Makarov, S ^b   Michalson, W ^a,b,d   Orr, J ^a,b   Amendolare, V ^b   Coyne, J ^b   Daempfling, H ^b   Kulkami, S ^b   Parikh, H ^a,b   Woodacre, B ^b  

^a ION ^*

^b Worcester Polytechnic Institute

^c IEEE

^d WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BANDWIDTH; MULTIPATH PROPAGATION; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; TRANSCEIVERS;

BUILDING ENVIRONMENTS; DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS; PRECISION PERSONNEL LOCATOR (PPL); WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (WPI);

TRACKING (POSITION);

EID: 34547984327     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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