Real-time noncoherent UWB positioning radar with millimeter range accuracy in a 3D indoor environment

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1413-1416

  Zhang, Cemin ^a   Kuhn, Michael ^a   Fathy, Aly E ^a   Mahfouz, Mohamed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Localization; Noncoherent; Positioning; Ranging; Ultra wide band (UWB)

Indexed keywords

INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; MILLIMETER RANGE; NON-COHERENT; POSITIONING PRECISION; REFERENCE SYSTEMS; STANDALONE SYSTEMS; STATIC AND DYNAMIC; WIRELESS LOCALIZATION SYSTEMS;

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); INSULATING MATERIALS; MICROWAVES;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 77949937673     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2009.5165971     Document Type: Conference Paper

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