TDOA Wireless Localization Comparison Influence of Network Topology

Authors

  • Mourad Oussalah University of Birmingham, School of Electronics, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Hao Li University of Birmingham, EECE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14738/tnc.25.515

Keywords:

Wireless Network

Abstract

The interest to wireless positioning techniques has been increasing in recent decades due to wide spread of location-based services as well as constraints imposed by regulator on cellular operator to achieve an accepted level of cellular accuracy regardless of availability of GPS signals. Nevertheless, failure of some base stations cannot be fully avoided, yielding various cellular topologies, which, in turn would likely influence the accuracy of the positioning. This paper explores four types of cellular topologies: balanced, circular, U-shape and linear, which can be inferred from balanced topology structure. Assuming time difference of arrival technology and, up to some extent, time of arrival technology were employed, least square like methods are contrasted with maximum likelihood, Taylor, Chan and hybrid approaches in a simulation platform

Author Biographies

Mourad Oussalah, University of Birmingham, School of Electronics, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. Mourad Oussalah hold a PhD in Multisensor Fusion and Robotics from Paris University in 1998. After postdoctoral experience in KU Leuven, Belgium and City University of London, he joins University of Birmingham, School of Electronics, Electrical and Computer Engineering as academic staff member. Dr. Mourad Oussalah is an active researcher in wireless communication, fuzzy reasoning, data mining and image processing, where he has published more than 150 international publications. He is a senior member of IEEE and acts as executive member of IEEE SMC UK and Ireland Chapter.

 

Hao Li, University of Birmingham, EECE

Mr. Hao is a PhD student at University of Birmingham, EECE, working on wireless location positioning  techniques and NLOS handling for location based services.

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Published

2014-11-03

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Oussalah, M., & Li, H. (2014). TDOA Wireless Localization Comparison Influence of Network Topology. Discoveries in Agriculture and Food Sciences, 2(5), 104–115. https://doi.org/10.14738/tnc.25.515