Improved lower bounds on ranging accuracy of rectangular template-based UWB correlation radar for vital sign monitoring

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 355-364

  Shaban, H A ^a   El Nasr, M Abou ^a  

^a Egypt Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL MODEL; LOWER BOUNDS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OPTIMAL ESTIMATOR; RANGING ACCURACY; TEMPLATE-BASED; TIME OF ARRIVAL ESTIMATION; VITAL SIGN MONITORING;

ESTIMATION; RADAR; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB);

EID: 84875744331     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09205071.2013.746631     Document Type: Article

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