A Markov model for dynamic behavior of ranging errors in indoor geolocation systems

IEEE Communications Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 934-936

  Heidari, Mohammad ^a   Pahlavaan, Kaveh ^a  

^a WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

And ranging error; Channel modeling; Indoor geolocation; Markov chain; Positioning

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POSITION MEASUREMENT; RAY TRACING;

INDOOR GEOLOCATION; RANGING ERROR;

RANGE FINDING;

EID: 38149046400     PISSN: 10897798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LCOMM.2007.071413     Document Type: Article

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