Non-line-of-sight Propagation - How Is Positioning Accuracy Affected By NLOS Conditions?

How Is Positioning Accuracy Affected By NLOS Conditions?

In most of the recent localization systems, it is assumed that the received signals propagate through a LOS path. However, infringement of this assumption can result in inaccurate positioning data. For Time of Arrival based localization system, the emitted signal can only arrive at the receiver through its NLOS paths. The NLOS error is defined as the extra distance travelled by the received signal with respect to the LOS path. The NLOS error is always positively biased with the magnitude dependent on the propagation environment.

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