Preface |
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Part I History and applications |
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1 Positioning through the ages |
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1.1 Origins of navigation |
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1.2 The age of traditional navigation |
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1.2.1 Navigation based on landmarks |
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1.2.2 Celestial navigation |
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1.3 The age of exploration |
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1.4 The age of modern navigation |
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1.4.1 Radio-based systems |
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1.4.2 Satellite-based systems |
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2 Location-based services |
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2.2 Applications of location-based services |
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2.2.2 Emergency and security services |
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2.2.3 Network management and security |
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2.2.4 Information management |
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2.2.5 Social networking and entertainment |
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2.3 Ethical considerations in location computing |
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3.3.1 Circular lateration |
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3.3.2 Hyperbolic lateration |
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3.8 Comparison of positioning techniques |
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4.1 The Global Positioning System |
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4.2 Cellular-based positioning systems |
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4.3 Ultrasound and infrared systems |
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4.4 Wireless local area network (WLAN) positioning |
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4.5 Comparison of positioning systems |
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4.5.1 Evaluation criteria |
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Part II Signal processing theory |
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5 Positioning in wireless local area networks |
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5.1 Wireless local area networks |
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5.2 Radio signal features in WLANs |
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5.3 Characteristics of the example environment |
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5.4 Properties of received signal strength |
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5.4.2 Temporal properties |
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5.5 Modeling the RSS-position relationship |
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5.5.1 Parametric modeling |
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5.5.2 Fingerprinting-based methods |
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5.6 Technical challenges in RSS-based positioning |
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6.1 The problem of statistical memoryless positioning |
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6.1.1 Optimality criteria |
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6.1.2 Statistical radio map model |
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6.2.2 Kernel density estimator |
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6.3 Memoryless position estimators |
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6.3.1 Maximum likelihood estimation |
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6.3.2 Minimum mean square error estimate |
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6.4 Comments on the estimators |
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6.4.3 Practical considerations |
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6.5 Experimental examples |
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6.5.1 Proximity-based positioning |
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6.5.2 Histogram-based positioning |
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6.5.3 Kernel-density-estimate-based positioning |
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6.5.4 Number of training points |
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7 Model-based positioning |
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7.1 Bayesian tracking problem |
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7.2 Predictor-corrector structure |
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7.2.2 Update (correction) |
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7.3.2 Update (correction) |
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7.4 Modified Kalman filter |
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7.5 Non-parametric information filter |
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7.7 Experimental examples |
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8.2 Access point selection |
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8.2.1 Strongest access point |
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8.2.2 Measure of diversity |
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8.2.3 Measure of discrimination ability |
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8.3 Anchor point selection |
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8.4 Experimental examples |
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8.4.2 Access point selection |
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8.4.3 The role of feedback |
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9 System design considerations |
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9.4.1 Centralized architecture |
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9.4.2 Hierarchical architecture |
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9.4.3 Decentralized architecture |
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10.2 Directions for future research |
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10.2.1 Automatic modeling tools |
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10.2.2 Cooperative positioning |
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References |
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Index |
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