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Position Location from Sensors with Position Uncertainty

IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems · 1983 · 58 citations · 7 references

Concepts

ComputingMechatronics EngineeringSensor FusionSensorsUncertainty QuantificationLocalization UncertaintyMeasurement UncertaintyUncertainty EstimationLocalization Error ModelingLocation EstimationMaximum Likelihood EstimatorPositionPosition EstimationPositional UncertaintyPositioning Error ModelingRobust Localization

Abstract

A statistical analysis of a mixed-mode position-location system with sensors position uncertainty is described. Expressions for the maximum likelihood estimator and its error statistics, under "small errors" assumption, are derived.

References

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Business, Decision Sciences, Algorithms +8

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Natural Sciences, Geophysics, Geodesy +12

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Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics +14