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Post Hoc Indoor Localization Based On Rss Fingerprint In Wlan, Hao Huang Jan 2014

Post Hoc Indoor Localization Based On Rss Fingerprint In Wlan, Hao Huang

Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014

In the investigation of crimes committed by wireless users, one of the key goals is to determine the location of the mobile device at the time of the crime. Since this happens during the investigative phase after the crime is committed, we term this the post hoc geographical localization estimation problem. In this thesis, we introduce the post hoc geographical localization estimation problem and present approaches for its solution based on radio frequency (RF) fingerprinting. Motivated by the goal of establishing a crime's location with enough accuracy to obtain a search warrant, our focus is on locating a criminal mobile …