Challenges in Channel Measurement and Modeling for RF Localization Inside the Human Body

International Journal of Embedded and Real-Time Communication Systems

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 18-37

  Pahlavan, Kaveh ^a   Ye, Yunxing ^b   Fu, Ruijun ^b   Khan, Umair ^b  

^a WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body Area Networks; Capsule Endoscopy; Cooperative Localization; Implant Localization; Radio Propagation; RSS Based Localization; TOA Based Localization; Wireless Health

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001720186     PISSN: 19473176     EISSN: 19473184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jertcs.2012070102     Document Type: Article

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