A survey on impulse-radio UWB localization

Science in China, Series F: Information Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1322-1335

  Xiao, Zhu ^a,b   Hei, Yong Qiang ^a   Yu, Quan ^a,c   Yi, Ke Chu ^a  

^a XIDIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c No61 Institute of General Staff   (China)

Author keywords

Error model; Impulse radio ultra wideband; Localization; NLOS identification; NLOS localization; TOA estimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954438385     PISSN: 10092757     EISSN: 18622836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11432-010-3102-1     Document Type: Article

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