A robust localization algorithm for mobile sensors using belief functions

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1799-1811

  Mourad, Farah ^a   Snoussi, Hichem ^a   Abdallah, Fahed ^b   Richard, Cédric ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE TROYES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

Author keywords

Belief functions; connectivity measurements; distributed estimation; intervals; reliability of sensors

Indexed keywords

BELIEF FUNCTION; BELIEF FUNCTION THEORY; COMBINATION RULES; CONNECTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; DISTRIBUTED ESTIMATION; FINAL DECISION; INTERVALS; LOCALIZATION ALGORITHM; LOCALIZATION TECHNIQUE; LOCATION-BASED APPLICATIONS; MOBILE SENSORS; RELIABILITY INFORMATION; SENSOR POSITION; SIMULATED DATA; STATE-OF-THE-ART METHODS;

ALGORITHMS; ESTIMATION; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; RELIABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

SENSORS;

EID: 79955952040     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2011.2115265     Document Type: Article

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