Title :
Closed-form solution for determining emitter location using time difference of arrival measurements
Author :
Mellen, G. ; Pachter, M. ; Raquet, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Air Force Inst. of Technol., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
fDate :
7/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A direct and short derivation of an algorithm based on the closed-form solution of the nonlinear equations for emitter location using time difference of arrival (TDOA) measurements from N + 1 receivers, N ≥ 3, is given.
Keywords :
array signal processing; closed-form solution; emitter location algorithm; nonlinear equation; receiver array; time difference of arrival measurement; Closed-form solution; Geophysical measurements; Government; Iterative methods; Maximum likelihood estimation; Position measurement; Sensor arrays; Sensor systems; Time difference of arrival; Time measurement;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAES.2003.1238756
