Conceptualisation study for using RFID as a stand-alone vehicle positioning system

International Journal of Radio Frequency Identification Technology and Applications

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 27-45

  Saab, Samer S ^a   Mhanna, Wassim ^a   Saliba, Samir ^a  

^a LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Kalman filter; Localisation; Radio frequency identification; RFID; Vehicle positioning

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; KALMAN FILTERS; VEHICLES;

BACKSCATTERED SIGNAL; LOCALISATION; MEASUREMENTS OF; POSITIONING SYSTEM; RFID TECHNOLOGY; STAND -ALONE; VEHICLE POSITION; VEHICLE POSITIONING;

RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

EID: 78651574599     PISSN: 17453216     EISSN: 17453224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJRFITA.2009.023480     Document Type: Article

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