A hybrid stochastic approach for self-location of wireless sensors in indoor environments

Sensors

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 3695-3712

  Lloret, Jaime ^a   Tomas, Jesus ^a   Garcia, Miguel ^a   Canovas, Alejandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Indoor location system; Positioning system; WLANs

Indexed keywords

INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; INDOOR LOCATION SYSTEM; LOCATION ESTIMATION; POSITIONING SYSTEM; PROPAGATION MODELING; RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTH; STOCHASTIC APPROACH; WLANS;

RSS; SENSORS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

INDUCTIVE SENSORS;

EID: 70849089573     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s90503695     Document Type: Article

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