An enhanced TOA-based wireless location estimation algorithm for dense NLOS environments

IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Ouyang, Robin Wentao ^a   Wong, Albert Kai Sun ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Least square; Maximum likelihood; None line of sight (NLOS); Time of arrival (TOA); Wireless location estimation

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE LOCATION; LEAST SQUARE; LINE-OF-SIGHT; LOCALIZATION ALGORITHM; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATOR; NONE-LINE-OF-SIGHT (NLOS); NONLINE OF SIGHT; OTHER ALGORITHMS; SIGNAL PROPAGATION; SIMULATION RESULT; TIME-OF-ARRIVAL; TIME-OF-ARRIVAL (TOA); WIRELESS LOCATION; WIRELESS LOCATION ESTIMATION;

ALGORITHMS; ESTIMATION; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; WIRELESS NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

EID: 70349185908     PISSN: 15253511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WCNC.2009.4917582     Document Type: Conference Paper

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