A two-step TOA estimation method for IR-UWB ranging systems

Proceedings - CNSR 2007: Fifth Annual Conference on Communication Networks and Services Research

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 302-308

  Wu, Shaohua ^a   Zhang, Qinyu ^a   Zhang, Naitong ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY;

ENERGY DETECTION; MATCH FILTERING (MF); RANGING SYSTEMS; TOA ESTIMATION;

BROADBAND NETWORKS;

EID: 34548299805     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CNSR.2007.8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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