Array processing for RFID tag localization exploiting multi-frequency signals

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7349, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Zhang, Yimin ^a   Li, Xin ^a   Amin, Moeness G ^a  

^a Villanova University   (United States)

Author keywords

Coherent signal; DOA estimation; Multipath; Range estimation; Real time locating system; RFID; Tag positioning

Indexed keywords

COHERENT SIGNAL; DOA ESTIMATION; MULTIPATH; RANGE ESTIMATION; REAL-TIME LOCATING SYSTEM; RFID; TAG POSITIONING;

ANTENNAS; ARRAY PROCESSING; ESTIMATION; LOCATION; RADIO DIRECTION FINDING SYSTEMS; RADIO NAVIGATION; RANGE FINDERS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SURVEYING;

DIRECTION OF ARRIVAL;

EID: 69849102649     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.819956     Document Type: Conference Paper

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