A comprehensive tutorial on localization: Algorithms and performance analysis tools

International Journal of Wireless Information Networks

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 290-314

  Macagnano, Davide ^a   Destino, Giuseppe ^a   Abreu, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bayesian algorithms; Localization and tracking; Optimization; Theoretical bounds

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS AND PERFORMANCE; BAYESIAN ALGORITHMS; CLOSED-FORM EXPRESSION; LOCALIZATION AND TRACKING; MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SCALING; SEMI-DEFINITE PROGRAMMING; TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION; THEORETICAL BOUNDS;

ALGORITHMS; DEMODULATION; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION;

TRACKING (POSITION);

EID: 84879686656     PISSN: 10689605     EISSN: 15728129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10776-012-0190-4     Document Type: Article

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