A robust position estimation algorithm for a local positioning measurement system

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Wireless Sensing, Local Positioning and RFID, Proceedings, IMWS 2009 - Croatia

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Pfeil, R ^a   Schuster, S ^b   Scherz, P ^c   Stelzer, A ^c   Stelzhammer, G ^d  

^a LINZ CENTER OF MECHATRONICS GMBH   (Austria)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MICROELECTRONICS   (Austria)

^c JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^d Abatec Electronic AG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bancroft; LMS; Local positioning; Robust estimation

Indexed keywords

BANCROFT ALGORITHM; CLOSED FORM SOLUTIONS; COMPUTATION METHODS; CRITICAL ISSUES; LEAST MEDIAN OF SQUARES; LOCAL POSITION MEASUREMENTS; LOCAL POSITIONING; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; NON-LINEAR; POSITION ESTIMATES; POSITION ESTIMATION; PRECISE POSITION; ROBUST ESTIMATION; TECHNICAL PROBLEM; TIME DIFFERENCE OF ARRIVAL;

DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS; MEASUREMENTS; MICROWAVES; POSITION MEASUREMENT; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ESTIMATION;

EID: 73649091450     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IMWS2.2009.5307893     Document Type: Conference Paper

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