Title :
Wireless synchronization in time difference of arrival based real time locating systems
Author :
Hach, R. ; Rommel, A.
Abstract :
This paper presents a method for time base synchronization between independent nodes which communicate over a wireless medium. It is shown that the malicious effects of multipath propagation are minimized and precise time base synchronization is achieved.
Keywords :
multipath channels; radiowave propagation; synchronisation; time-of-arrival estimation; wireless channels; communication channel; malicious effect; multipath propagation; real time locating system; time base synchronization; time difference of arrival; wireless medium; wireless synchronization; Delay; Performance evaluation; Real time systems; Servers; Synchronization; Time difference of arrival; Wireless communication; RTLS; Real Time Locating System; TDOA; TOA; Time Difference of Arrival; Time of Arrival; clock synchronization; source locating;
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.2012.6268763
