Automatic animal tracking using matched filters and time difference of arrival

Journal of Communications

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 487-495

  MacCurdy, Robert ^a   Gabrielson, Rich ^b   Spaulding, Eric ^b   Purgue, Alejandro ^b   Cortopassi, Kathryn ^b   Fristrup, Kurt ^c  

^a School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

^b Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^c National Parks Service   (United States)

Author keywords

CDMA; GPS; Localization; Matched filter; Pseudolite; Radio tracking; TDOA; Wildlife tracking

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BANDPASS FILTERS; CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; TIME DIFFERENCE OF ARRIVAL; TRACKING (POSITION);

ANIMAL TRACKING; LOCALIZATION; PSEUDOLITES; RADIO TRACKING; TECHNICAL DETAILS; TERRESTRIAL SYSTEMS; TRACKING ANIMAL;

MATCHED FILTERS;

EID: 78651536616     PISSN: 17962021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4304/jcm.4.7.487-495     Document Type: Article

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