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Sub-meter Indoor Ranging Performance Using Wi-Fi Chip Radio

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The development of mobile radio systems has been dramatic, this being in part due to the development of chip radio systems, including the integration of both the analog radio transmitter and receiver, as well as the associated digital signal processing.

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Sharp, I., Yu, K. (2019). Sub-meter Indoor Ranging Performance Using Wi-Fi Chip Radio. In: Wireless Positioning: Principles and Practice. Navigation: Science and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8791-2_12

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