Ultra-wide band applications in industry: A critical review

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 437-444

  Jiang, Shaohua ^a   Skibniewski, Miroslaw J ^b   Yuan, Yongbo ^a   Sun, Chengshuang ^c   Lu, Yujie ^d  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b BIALYSTOK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Frequency range; Receiver; Sensing; Tracking; Ultra Wide Band

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION EXAMPLES; CRITICAL REVIEW; FREQUENCY RANGES; NARROWBAND SYSTEMS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SENSING; TECHNICAL FEATURES; ULTRA-WIDEBAND TECHNOLOGY; UWB APPLICATIONS; UWB TECHNOLOGY; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; RECEIVERS (CONTAINERS); SURFACE DISCHARGES; TECHNOLOGY; UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

BROADBAND NETWORKS;

EID: 81255195233     PISSN: 13923730     EISSN: 18223605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/13923730.2011.596317     Document Type: Review

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