Mobile positioning and tracking : from conventional to cooperative techniques / Simone Frattasi, Francescantonio Della Rosa.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction -- Application Areas of Positioning -- Basics of Wireless Communications for Positioning -- Fundamentals of Positioning -- Data Fusion and Filtering Techniques -- Fundamentals of Tracking -- Error Mitigation Techniques -- Positioning Systems and Technologies -- Ultrawideb and Positioning and Tracking -- Indoor Positioning in WLAN -- Cooperative Multi-tag Localization in RFID Systems -- Cooperative Mobile Positioning -- 2. Application Areas of Positioning -- Simone Frattasi -- Introduction -- Localization Framework -- Location-based Services -- Location-based Network Optimization -- Patent trends -- Conclusions -- 3. Basics of Wireless Communications for Positioning -- Gilberto Berardinelli1 and Nicola Marchetti -- Introduction -- Radio Propagation -- Multiple-antenna Techniques -- Duplexing methods -- Modulation and Multiple-access Techniques -- Radio Resource Management and Mobile Positioning -- Synchronization -- Cooperative Communications -- Cognitive Radio and Mobile Positioning -- Conclusions -- 4. Fundamentals of Positioning -- Joao Figueiras -- Introduction -- Classification of Positioning Infrastructures -- Types of Measurements and Methods for their Estimation -- Positioning Techniques -- Error Sources in Positioning -- Metrics of Location Accuracy -- Conclusions -- 5. Data Fusion and Filtering Techniques -- Joao Figueiras -- Introduction -- Least-squares Methods -- Bayesian Filtering -- Estimating Model Parameters and Biases in Observations -- Alternative Approaches -- Conclusions -- 6 Fundamentals of Tracking / Joao Figueiras -- Introduction -- Impact of User Mobility on Positioning -- Mobility Models -- Tracking Moving Devices -- Mitigating obstructions in the propagation conditions -- Conclusions -- 7. Error Mitigation Techniques -- smail Guvenc -- Introduction -- System Model -- NLOS Scenarios: Fundamental Limits and ML Solutions -- Least-squares Techniques for NLOS Localization -- Constraint-based Techniques for NLOS Localization -- Robust Estimators for NLOS Localization -- Identify and Discard Techniques for NLOS Localization -- Residual test algorithm -- Conclusions -- 8. Positioning Systems and Technologies / Andreas Waadt, Guido Bruck and Peter Jung -- Introduction -- Satellite Positioning -- Cellular Positioning -- Wireless Local/Personal Area Network Positioning -- Ad hoc Positioning -- Hybrid Positioning -- Conclusions -- 9. Ultra-wideband Positioning and Tracking / Davide Dardari -- Introduction --The UWB Technology -- The UWB Radio Channel -- UWB Standards -- Time-of-Arrival Measurements -- Ranging Algoritms in Real Conditions -- Passive UWB Localization -- Conclusions and Perspectives -- 10. Indoor Positioning in WLAN / Francescantonio Della Rosa, Mauro Pelosi1 and Jari Nurmi -- Introduction -- Potential and limitations of WLAN -- Empirical approaches -- Error sources in RSS measurements -- Experimental activities -- Conclusions -- 11. Cooperative Multi-tag Localization in RFID System / Tanveer Bhuiyan1 and Simone Frattasi --Introduction -- Conclusions -- 12. Cooperative Mobile Positioning / Simone Frattasi and Francescantonio Della Rosa -- Introduction -- Cooperative Localization -- Cooperative Data Fusion and Filtering Techniques -- COMET: A Cooperative Mobile Positioning System -- Experimental Activity in a Cooperative WLAN scenario -- Conclusions -- References -- Index .