A linear closed-form algorithm for source localization from time-differences of arrival

IEEE Signal Processing Letters

Volumn 15, Issue , 2008, Pages 1-4

  Gillette, Matthew D ^a   Silverman, Harvey F ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Localization; Microphone arrays; Sensor arrays

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC SOLUTION; CLOSED FORM; COMPLEX PROBLEMS; CROSS-CORRELATION FUNCTION; G-S ALGORITHMS; LARGE ARRAYS; LOCALIZATION; MICROPHONE ARRAYS; NEAR FIELDS; NOISY ROOMS; REAL TIME ALGORITHMS; SIMULATED DATA; SOURCE LOCALIZATION; SOURCE LOCATION; THREE DIMENSIONS; TIME-DIFFERENCE-OF-ARRIVAL; TIME-DIFFERENCES;

NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; SENSOR ARRAYS;

MICROPHONES;

EID: 67650179905     PISSN: 10709908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LSP.2007.910324     Document Type: Article

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