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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2014
Khalifa University of Science, Technology, and Research, Abu Dhabi, AE;
British Telecommunications Plc, London, GB;
Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, Abu Dhabi, AE;
Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research, Abu Dhabi, AE;
British Telecommunications plc, London, GB;
Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, Abu Dhabi, AE;
Abstract
This invention relates to methods and devices for bias estimation and correction, particularly for time-of-arrival (TOA) based wireless geolocation systems. Multipath and non-line-of-sight (NLOS) biases can cause distance estimation errors in the range of tens-hundreds of meters and is particularly problematic in urban and indoor environments. The behavior of the biases dynamically changes depending on the clutter and/or obstructions between the base station and the mobile device. Aspects of the present invention provide practical real-time bias estimation and correction techniques for TOA-based systems and are based on inferring and estimating the biases from dynamic time differential measurements. The techniques can operate in real-time and involve simple calculations.