Measurement-based indoor NLoS ToA/RSS range error modelling

The time of arrival (ToA) and received signal strength (RSS) estimation errors are modelled based on channel measurements in a non-line-of-sight indoor environment. It is found interesting that their errors are largely independent. Suboptimal hybrid ToA/RSS ranging estimators are derived in closed form based on the obtained error models, and shown to achieve near-optimal performance. The performance of all the estimators improves as the bandwidth increases.

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