In this work, effects of the anchor nodes geometry on the positioning error are evaluated for a least squares estimation (LSE) of the linearized multilateration problem. It is shown that for different node topologies, the choice of the cost function has a significant impact on the variance and bias of the averaged position error. The importance of knowledge of the range error model is discussed...

Wake vortices are a safety hazard to landing aircraft. A landing aircraft that encounters a wake may roll, resulting in a fatal crash if the roll is severe enough and/or if the aircraft is low enough to the ground. Therefore, aircraft are separated by a sufficient distance to ensure that wakes have time to decay in strength. However, because of the inherent variability in wake behavior and airc...

Typical wireless sensor networks (WSNs) applications are characterized by a certain number of different requirements such as: data accuracy, localization, reputation, security, and confidentiality. Moreover, being often battery powered, WSNs face the challenge of ensuring privacy and security despite power consumption limitations. When the application scenario allows their use, data aggregation...

The efficiency analysis a hyperbolic position location estimation in the multipath propagation environment in the wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) interface was presented. Four, the most popular methods: Chan’s [1], Foy’s [2], Fang’s [3] and Friedlander’s [4] were considered. These algorithms enable the calculation of the geographical position of a mobile station (MS) using the ti...

Precise time synchronization is an essential element for APNT technologies, such as wide area multilateration (WAM) and passive pseudo-ranging. The goal is to provide a time service/source that allows APNT technologies to support a required navigation performance 0.3 (RNP 0.3) and provides the navigation integrity and accuracy for surveillance systems that is required for three-mile aircraft se...

Speaker localization with microphone arrays has received significant attention in the past decade as a means for automated speaker tracking of individuals in a closed space for videoconferencing systems, directed speech capture systems, and surveillance systems. Traditional techniques are based on estimating the relative time difference of arrivals (TDOA) between different channels, by utilizin...