Indoor position estimation has become an attractive research topic due to growing interest in
location-aware services. Nevertheless, satisfying solutions have not been found with the …

Currently, building accurate indoor positioning systems is a crucial challenge facing
scientific researchers. One of the most effective metrics that increases positioning accuracy …

Accuracy of location determination is one of the keys to success of any indoor positioning
system. This performance metric is influenced by how reference nodes (RNs) are installed …

In recent years, the Global Positioning System (GPS) has been commonly employed for
outdoor positioning and location tracking. On the other hand, there has also been growing …

The influence of the human body in antenna systems has significant impact in the received
signal strength (RSS) of wireless transmissions. Accounting for body effect is generally …

Abstract Wi-Fi Access Point (AP) optimization approaches are used in indoor positioning
systems for signal coverage enhancement, as well as positioning precision improvement …

Accuracy of location determination is one of the keys to success for any indoor positioning
system. This performance metric is influenced by how reference nodes (RNs) are installed …

Clustering is a widely used solution to provide routing scalability in wireless ad hoc
networks. In the literature, clustering schemes feature different characteristics and purposes …

Location-and navigation systems are finding increasing use in areas such as logistics and
medicine. These systems help exploit bottlenecks/weak points and analyze procedures as …

O crescimento de dispositivos de comunicação sem-fio tem dado origem a uma mudança
no paradigma de tecnologias de rede tradicionais, substituindo redes centralizadas com …