Wireless positioning technologies and applications /

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Author / Creator:	Bensky, Alan, 1939-
Imprint:	Boston, Mass. : Artech House, ©2008.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 297 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	GNSS technology and applications series GNSS technology and applications series.
Subject:	Wireless communication systems. Adaptive antennas. Adaptive antennas. Wireless communication systems. Electronic book.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11177726

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ISBN:	9781596931312 1596931310 9781596931305 1596931302
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	At last--here's a comprehensive book that puts full details on all short-range wireless-positioning methods at your command for instant access and use. This one-stop resource surveys each technique's theory of operation, advantages and disadvantages, applicability in different domains, implementation procedures, and accuracy to help you select the right technology for any application and ensure the best results possible. Real-life examples together with 161 diagrams help bring all options into sharp focus. After introducing wireless positioning fundamentals along with various personal, commercial, and industrial applications, the book guides you step by step through radio signal time of flight methods, the signal strength method, the angle of arrival system, and the geometric use of distance measurement to determine location. It discusses location awareness applications and implementations using cellular networks. You are brought up to speed on fast-developing techniques involving local area networks (WLANs), personal area networks (WPANs), and radio frequency ID (RFID). Moreover, you find coverage of the distance measurement features in the new IEEE 802.15.4a spec for low rate wireless personal area networks. This practical resource offers detailed guidance on how to implement important technologies, including direct sequence spread spectrum, frequency hopping spread spectrum, and ultrawideband (UWB). The book also explores ways to counteract accuracy impairments caused by noise, multipath and fading, and limitations of antenna directivity and time measurement precision.
Other form:	Print version: Bensky, Alan, 1939- Wireless positioning technologies and applications. Boston, Mass. : Artech House, ©2008 9781596931305 1596931302

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Summary:	In many wireless systems, distance measurement and position location capabilities have become a necessary adjunct to communication. Now essential for emergency services through cell phones, GPS, and wireless local area networks, location and distance measurement technologies differ depending on application, and this book clearly explains these differences.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 297 pages) : illustrations
Format:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781596931312 1596931310 9781596931305 1596931302