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Hybrid SADOA/TDOA mobile positioning for cellular networks

Hybrid SADOA/TDOA mobile positioning for cellular networks

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A signal attenuation difference of arrival (SADOA) scheme is proposed to combine with the time difference of arrival (TDOA) method for mobile location estimation. On the basis of ratio of distances between the mobile and base stations derived from differences of signal attenuations, each SADOA measurement yields a circle on which the mobile may lie. Meanwhile, each TDOA measurement defines a hyperbola on which the mobile may reside. The proposed hybrid SADOA/TDOA scheme uses Taylor-series expansion to linearise the circles and hyperbolas and iteratively computes the mobile position based on least-squares estimation. Without perfect path loss modelling and hardware modification, the proposed scheme reduces location errors compared with either technique separately. Simulations demonstrate encouraging performance with 50% improvement over the conventional TDOA method in shadowing and non-line-of-sight propagation environments.

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