Time-of-arrival based localization under NLOS conditions
@article{Chan2006TimeofarrivalBL, title={Time-of-arrival based localization under NLOS conditions}, author={Yiu Tong Chan and Wing-Yue Tsui and Hing Cheung So and P. C. Ching}, journal={IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology}, year={2006}, volume={55}, pages={17-24} }
Three or more base stations (BS) making time-of-arrival measurements of a signal from a mobile station (MS) can locate the MS. However, when some of the measurements are from non-line-of-sight (NLOS) paths, the location errors can be very large. This paper proposes a residual test (RT) that can simultaneously determine the number of line-of-sight (LOS) BS and identify them. Then, localization can proceed with only those LOS BS. The RT works on the principle that when all measurements are LOS…
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