Title :
Robust Kalman filter for positioning with wireless BS coverage areas
Author :
Dashti, Marzieh ; Ali-Löytty, Simo ; Wirola, Laura ; Müller, Philipp ; Nurminen, Henri ; Piché, Robert
Author_Institution :
Tampere Univ. of Technol., Tampere, Finland
Abstract :
A robust Kalman filter method for positioning using a database of wireless base station coverage areas is presented. In tests with simulated and real data, the proposed filter is found to be more accurate than static positioning or conventional Kalman filtering.
Keywords :
Kalman filters; radio networks; radionavigation; database; positioning; robust Kalman filter method; static positioning; wireless BS coverage area; Area measurement; Covariance matrix; Kalman filters; Mathematical model; Robustness; Time measurement; Vectors;
Conference_Titel :
Positioning Navigation and Communication (WPNC), 2012 9th Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Dresden
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1437-4
DOI :
10.1109/WPNC.2012.6268743
