A novel hybrid algorithm for passive localization of victims in emergency situations

International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 461-478

  Tassetto, Dimitri ^a,b   Fazli, Eriza Hafid ^a   Werner, Markus ^a  

^a TRIAGNOSYS GMBH   (Germany)

^b AIRBUS GROUP INNOVATIONS   (Germany)

Author keywords

cellular positioning systems; difference of signal attenuations; emergency communications; passive localization

Indexed keywords

CELL PHONE; CELLULAR NETWORK; EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION; EMERGENCY SITUATION; EMERGENCY WORKERS; GSM STANDARDS; HEALTH CONDITION; HYBRID ALGORITHMS; INFORMATION CONCERNING; NETWORK PROVIDER; PASSIVE LOCALIZATION; POSITIONING SYSTEM; SIGNAL ATTENUATION; SIMPLE ALGORITHM; STRINGENT REQUIREMENT;

ALGORITHMS; CELLULAR NEURAL NETWORKS; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; LAPTOP COMPUTERS; MOBILE PHONES; PASSIVE NETWORKS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE SETS; WIMAX;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

EID: 80053090134     PISSN: 15420973     EISSN: 15420981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sat.984     Document Type: Article

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