Performance of an IEEE 802.15.4a ranging system in multipath indoor environments

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 455-459

  Losada, Markos ^a   Zamora Cadenas, Leticia ^a   Alvarado, Unai ^a   Vélez, Igone ^a  

^a TECNUN UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

IEEE 802.15.4a; ranging algorithms; time of arrival; Ultra wideband

Indexed keywords

IEEE 802.15.4A; IMPULSE RADIO ULTRA-WIDEBAND; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; MULTI-PATH; RANGING ERRORS; RANGING SYSTEMS; TIME OF ARRIVAL;

FADING (RADIO); STANDARDS; ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB); WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

RANGE FINDING;

EID: 82455220963     PISSN: 21626588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICUWB.2011.6058885     Document Type: Conference Paper

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