Fundamentals of Tracking
João Figueiras · 2017
This chapter starts with a conceptual explanation of the fundamental differences and the increment in complexity related to the movement of mobile stations (MSs). In order to guide the reader through the field of tracking applications, it introduces several of the most common mobility models such as: conventional model, Brownian-motion model, random walk model, random waypoint walk model and Gauss-Markov model. Conventional models are models that present a deterministic behavior. The Brownian-motion model is a random-movement model that describes a randomized movement of particles in a certain space. The random walk model is a discrete motion model which evolves with time in constant steps. The random waypoint walk model is a model often used as a benchmark in simulations of ad hoc networks when it is necessary to consider moving nodes. Another motion model that can appear in various formulations is the Gauss-Markov model.