Comparative evaluation of Received Signal-Strength Index (RSSI) based indoor localization techniques for construction jobsites

Advanced Engineering Informatics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 355-363

  Luo, Xiaowei ^a   O'Brien, William J ^a   Julien, Christine L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil construction buildings; Localization; Model based methods; Radio frequency; RSSI

Indexed keywords

CIVIL CONSTRUCTION/BUILDINGS; LOCALIZATION; MODEL BASED METHODS; RADIO FREQUENCY; RSSI;

ALGORITHMS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; RADIO; RADIO WAVES;

TRACKING (POSITION);

EID: 79954424875     PISSN: 14740346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aei.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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