Handbook of Position Location Theory, Practice, and Advances, Second Edition

A comprehensive review of position location technology ― from fundamental theory to advanced practical applications

Positioning systems and location technologies have become significant components of modern life, used in a multitude of areas such as law enforcement and security, road safety and navigation, personnel and object tracking, and many more. Position location systems have greatly reduced societal vulnerabilities and enhanced the quality of life for billions of people around the globe ― yet limited resources are available to researchers and students in this important field. The Handbook of Position Location: Theory, Practice, and Advances fills this gap, providing a comprehensive overview of both fundamental and cutting-edge techniques and introducing practical methods of advanced localization and positioning.

Now in its second edition, this handbook offers broad and in-depth coverage of essential topics including Time of Arrival (TOA) and Direction of Arrival (DOA) based positioning, Received Signal Strength (RSS) based positioning, network localization, and others. Topics such as GPS, autonomous vehicle applications, and visible light localization are examined, while major revisions to chapters such as body area network positioning and digital signal processing for GNSS receivers reflect current and emerging advances in the field. This new edition:

• Presents new and revised chapters on topics including localization error evaluation, Kalman filtering, positioning in inhomogeneous media, and Global Positioning (GPS) in harsh environments
• Offers MATLAB examples to demonstrate fundamental algorithms for positioning and provides online access to all MATLAB code
• Allows practicing engineers and graduate students to keep pace with contemporary research and new technologies
• Contains numerous application-based examples including the application of localization to drone navigation, capsule endoscopy localization, and satellite navigation and localization
• Reviews unique applications of position location systems, including GNSS and RFID-based localization systems

The Handbook of Position Location: Theory, Practice, and Advances is valuable resource for practicing engineers and researchers seeking to keep pace with current developments in the field, graduate students in need of clear and accurate course material, and university instructors teaching the fundamentals of wireless localization.

S. A. (REZA) ZEKAVAT is currently a visiting professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). He is a Professor and the founder of the wireless positioning lab at Michigan Tech. His research has been supported by many federal agencies such as National Science Foundation, ARL, CERDEC, and companies such as Ford Motors, and National Instruments. Dr. Zekavat has served as the Editor of many Journals including IET Wireless Sensor Systems, IET Communications, and Springer Int. Journal on Wireless Information Networks. He has also served on the Executive Committee of many IEEE Conferences such as PIMRC, WiSEE, SPAWC, and ISMICT.

R. MICHAEL BUEHRER is a Professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech and the director of Wireless @ Virginia Tech. His research has been sponsored by many federal agencies including ARL, DARPA, ONR and NSF, and companies such as Lockheed Martin, Qualcomm and Motorola. He is a Fellow of the IEEE.