Essentials of Positioning and Location Technology

Informationen zum Autor David Bartlett is a chartered electronics engineer and serial entrepreneur, and is currently CTO and Director of Omnisense, a Cambridge-based company which he co-founded. He has founded or co-founded several companies, is named inventor on many patent families and is author of a number of published articles. Klappentext Uses real-world examples to show how to optimise the performance of locating and positioning systems. Zusammenfassung Essential for understanding how the positions and movements of objects can be measured and used for real-world applications! this guide describes a range of different locating and positioning technologies in terms of features! functions and performance! showing how benefits in specific applications can be realised through smart combinations of technology. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction to location; 2. Coordinate systems; 3. Satellite positioning (GNSS); 4. Radiolocation technologies; 5. Inertial navigation; 6. Other techniques and hybrid systems; 7. Techniques and performance; 8. When things go wrong; 9. Location based services and applications; 10. A brief look at the future.

Product details

• Authors: David Bartlett, Bartlett David
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.04.2013
• EAN: 9781107006218
• ISBN: 978-1-107-00621-8
• No. of pages: 212
• Series: Cambridge Wireless Essentials; The Cambridge Wireless Essentials Series; Cambridge Wireless Essentials; The Cambridge Wireless Essentials Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Heat, energy and power station engineering; COMPUTERS / Networking / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mobile & Wireless Communications, Computer networking & communications, WAP (wireless) technology, Computer networking and communications