TDOA--based localization in two dimensions: the bifurcation curve
This work addresses incremental improvements in localization accuracy for applications like sensor networks or tracking systems.
The paper completes the geometric analysis of the TDOA map for source localization in a plane by deriving the Cartesian equation of the bifurcation curve, which helps identify ambiguous localization regions in noisy scenarios.
In this paper, we complete the study of the geometry of the TDOA map that encodes the noiseless model for the localization of a source from the range differences between three receivers in a plane, by computing the Cartesian equation of the bifurcation curve in terms of the positions of the receivers. From that equation, we can compute its real asymptotic lines. The present manuscript completes the analysis of [Inverse Problems, Vol. 30, Number 3, Pages 035004]. Our result is useful to check if a source belongs or is closed to the bifurcation curve, where the localization in a noisy scenario is ambiguous.