Localization with sub-millimeter accuracy for UWB-based wearable human movement radar systems

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 25, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 1633-1644

  Shaban, H A ^a   El Nasr, M A ^a   Buehrer, R M ^b  

^a Egypt Mansoura University   (Egypt)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; DESIGN PARAMETERS; EXISTING SYSTEMS; FULL BODY; HUMAN LOCOMOTIONS; HUMAN MOVEMENTS; KINEMATIC PARAMETERS; LINEAR LEAST SQUARES; LOCALIZATION ACCURACY; LOCALIZATION ALGORITHM; LOCALIZATION TECHNIQUE; MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SCALING; OPTICAL TRACKING SYSTEMS; SUBMILLIMETERS; TELEREHABILITATION; TRACKING SYSTEM; ULTRA-WIDEBAND RADIO;

INVESTMENTS; RADAR SYSTEMS; TRACKING (POSITION);

ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB);

EID: 80052332338     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939311797164918     Document Type: Article

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