A TDOA Localization Method for Nonline-of-Sight Scenarios

A novel localization algorithm, which considers nonline-of-sight (NLOS) propagation, is proposed in this paper. By introducing a transfer function that relates the field at a given receiver to the source as a function of frequency and position, the NLOS effect can be mitigated and the propagation channel can be calibrated back to free space. The simulation results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm performs much better than that using the usual line-of-sight time difference of arrival (TDOA) localization, and the accuracy is only limited by the sampling frequency. The measurements verify the improvement in using the improved TDOA method versus the usual TDOA method.

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