Fine-grained localization for multiple transceiver-free objects by using RF-based technologies

IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1464-1475

  Zhang, Dian ^a   Lu, Kezhong ^a   Mao, Rui ^a   Feng, Yuhong ^a   Liu, Yunhuai ^b   Ming, Zhong ^a   Ni, Lionel M ^c  

^a SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE   (China)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Applications; multiple transceiver free objects; pervasive computing; tracking; wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; CALIBRATION; SENSOR NODES; SURFACE DISCHARGES; TRACKING (POSITION); TRANSCEIVERS; UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

DISTRIBUTED DYNAMICS; DISTRIBUTED TRACKING; INTERSECTION ALGORITHMS; LOCALIZATION ACCURACY; LOCALIZATION METHOD; MULTIPLE TRANSCEIVER-FREE OBJECTS; RADIO SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR (RSSI); WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS;

CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84901058151     PISSN: 10459219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPDS.2013.243     Document Type: Article

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