Mobile positioning and tracking : from conventional to cooperative techniques / Joao Figueiras, Simone Frattasi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Figueiras, João.

Contributor:

Frattasi, Simone.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Location-based services.

Mobile geographic information systems.

Wireless communication systems.

Electronics in navigation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents the most recent state of the art in mobile positioning and tracking techniques. This book discusses mobile positioning solutions applied on top of current wireless communication networks. In addition, the authors introduce advanced and novel topics such as localization in heterogeneous and cooperative networks, providing a unified treatment of the topic for researchers and industry professionals alike. Furthermore, the book focuses on application areas of positioning, basics of wireless communications for positioning, data fusion and filtering techniques, fundamenta

Contents:

Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Notations; 1 Introduction; 2 Application Areas of Positioning; 3 Basics of Wireless Communications for Positioning; 4 Fundamentals of Positioning; 5 Data Fusion and Filtering Techniques; 6 Fundamentals of Tracking; 7 Error Mitigation Techniques; 8 Positioning Systems and Technologies; 9 Cooperative Mobile Positioning; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-119-95756-7

1-282-68800-6

9786612688003

0-470-66303-0

0-470-66302-2

OCLC:

632158144