Optimized hybrid localisation with cooperation in wireless sensor networks

In this study, the authors introduce a novel hybrid cooperative localisation scheme when both distance and angle measurements are available. Two linear least squares (LLS) hybrid cooperative schemes based on angle of arrival–time of arrival (AoA–ToA) and AoA–received signal strength (AoA–RSS) signals are proposed. The proposed algorithms are modified to accommodate cooperative localisation in resource constrained networks where only distance measurements are available between target sensors (TSs) while both distance and angle measurements are available between reference sensors and TSs. Furthermore, an optimised version of the LLS estimator is proposed to further enhance the localisation performance. Moreover, localisation of sensor nodes in networks with limited connectivity (partially connected networks) is also investigated. Finally, computational complexity analysis of the proposed algorithms is presented. Through simulation, the superior performance of the proposed algorithms over its non-cooperative counterpart and the hybrid signal based iterative non-linear least squares algorithms is demonstrated

Adaptive Wireless Biomedical Capsule Localization and Tracking

Wireless capsule endoscopy systems have been shown as a gold step to develop future wireless biomedical multitask robotic capsules, which will be utilized in micro surgery, drug delivery, biopsy and multitasks of the endoscopy. In such wireless capsule endoscopy systems, one of the most challenging problems is accurate localization and tracking of the capsule inside the human body. In this thesis, we focus on robotic biomedical capsule localization and tracking using range measurements via electromagetic wave and magnetic strength based sensors. First, a literature review of existing localization techniques with their merits and limitations is presented. Then, a novel geometric environmental coefficient estimation technique is introduced for time of flight (TOF) and received signal strength (RSS) based range measurement. Utilizing the proposed environmental coefficient estimation technique, a 3D wireless biomedical capsule localization and tracking scheme is designed based on a discrete adaptive recursive least square algorithm with forgetting factor. The comparison between localization with novel coefficient estimation technique and localization with known coefficient is provided to demonstrate the proposed technique’s efficiency. Later, as an alternative to TOF and RSS based sensors, use of magnetic strength based sensors is considered. We analyze and demonstrate the performance of the proposed techniques and designs in various scenarios simulated in Matlab/Simulink environment

Resource Allocation for Coordinated Multipoint Joint Transmission System and Received Signal Strength Based Positioning in Long Term Evolution Network

The Long-Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A) system are expected to provide high speed and high quality services, which are supported by emerging technologies such as Coordinated Multipoint (CoMP) transmission and reception. Dynamic resource allocation plays a vital role in LTE-A design and planning, which is investigated in this thesis. In addition, Received Signal Strength (RSS) based positioning is also investigated in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) based wireless networks, which is based on an industry project. In the first contribution, a physical resource blocks (PRB) allocation scheme with fuzzy logic based user selection is proposed. This work considers three parameters and exploit a fuzzy logic (FL) based criterion to categorize users. As a result, it enhances accuracy of user classification. This work improves system capacity by a ranking based PRBs allocation schemes. Simulation results show that proposed fuzzy logic based user selection scheme improves performance for CoMP users. Proposed ranking based greedy allocation algorithm cut complexity in half but maintain same performance. In the second contribution, a two-layer proportional-fair (PF) user scheduling scheme is proposed. This work focused on fairness between CoMP and Non-CoMP users instead of balancing fairness in each user categories. Proposed scheme jointly optimizes fairness and system capacity over both CoMP and Non-CoMP users. Simulation results show that proposed algorithm significantly improves fairness between CoMP and Non-CoMP users. In the last contribution, RSS measurement method in LTE system is analyzed and a realizable RSS measurement method is proposed to fight against multipath effect. Simulation results shows that proposed method significantly reduced measurement error caused by multipath. In RSS based positioning area, this is the first work that consider exploiting LTE’s own signal strength measurement mechanism to enhance accuracy of positioning. Furthermore, the proposed method can be deployed in modern LTE system with limited cost