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A two-steps close-form positioning estimator based on AOA/TOA measurements

Weizhong DingSchool of Cyber Science and Engineering (School of Computer Science and Engineering), Ningbo University of Technology, Ningbo, ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6926-5427View further author information
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Shengming ChangSchool of Cyber Science and Engineering (School of Computer Science and Engineering), Ningbo University of Technology, Ningbo, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jun LiSchool of Cyber Science and Engineering (School of Computer Science and Engineering), Ningbo University of Technology, Ningbo, ChinaView further author information
Pages 49-59 | Received 23 May 2022, Accepted 13 Dec 2022, Published online: 28 Dec 2022

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