Automated linear regression tools improve RSSI WSN localization in multipath indoor environment

Eurasip Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Vanheel, Frank ^a   Verhaevert, Jo ^a   Laermans, Eric ^b   Moerman, Ingrid ^b   Demeester, Piet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Algorithm design and analysis; Correlation and regression analysis; Localization; Wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM DESIGN AND ANALYSIS; AUTOMATED METHODS; BROADBAND TECHNOLOGIES; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; LOCALIZATION; LOCALIZATION ALGORITHM; MANUAL CALIBRATION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ALGORITHM; MEAN SQUARE; POSITION ERRORS; REAL-LIFE TEST; RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATION; RSSI MEASUREMENT; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK (WSNS);

EQUIPMENT TESTING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 81455146860     PISSN: 16871472     EISSN: 16871499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1687-1499-2011-38     Document Type: Article

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