Title :
Distribution of phase errors in UHF position location system
Author :
Rappaport, T.S. ; Pratt, Thomas
Abstract :
A radio frequency position location system operating in the 400-450 MHz band has been developed. Computer simulations, based on a hybrid geometric/statistical multipath model of the UHF radio channel, have been used to determine the distribution of phase and position errors in this type of system. Predicted position error distributions agree quite closely with those obtained from experimental tests. Simulations indicate that differential phase errors in the system are well modelled as Gaussian distributed.
Keywords :
digital simulation; radionavigation; radiowave propagation; 400 to 450 MHz; Gaussian distributed; UHF position location system; UHF radio channel; computer simulation; differential phase errors; experimental tests; hybrid geometric/statistical multipath model; phase errors distribution; position error distributions; radio frequency position location system;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19890727