A maximum-likelihood synchronization scheme for GPS positioning in multipath, interference, and weak signal environments

IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1859-1863

  Sahmoudi, M ^a   Amin, M G ^a  

^a Villanova University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; ITERATIVE METHODS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; MULTIPATH PROPAGATION; OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

REPLICATION PROPERTY; SAMPLE MEAN MODELS; SPACE-ALTERNATING GENERALIZED EXPECTATION MAXIMIZATION (SAGE);

SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

EID: 34548850884     PISSN: 15502252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/VTCF.2006.387     Document Type: Conference Paper

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