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RSS-based Near-Collinear Anchor aided Positioning Algorithm for Ill-conditioned Scenario

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Abstract

The conventional Received Signal Strength (RSS) based positioning algorithms such as Least Square (LS) and Weighted LS (WLS) produce significant estimation errors when the anchor nodes positions approach a collinear scenario. In this paper, we propose the CAP (Collinear Anchor aided Positioning) algorithm to provide robust positioning performance under ill-conditioned matrix conditions, whilst contributing toward overall low computational complexity. The CAP algorithm outperforms traditional approaches such as the maximum likelihood algorithm, LS and WLS among others.

DOI 10.11648/j.wcmc.20140201.13
Published in International Journal of Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2014)
Page(s) 18-22
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Keywords

Ill-Conditioned, Collinear Anchors, Unbiased Estimate, CRLB

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  • Instituto de Telecomunica??es, Aveiro, Portugal

  • Instituto de Telecomunica??es, Aveiro, Portugal; Universityof Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

  • Instituto de Telecomunica??es, Aveiro, Portugal

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