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An indoor variance-based localization technique utilizing the UWB estimation of geometrical propagation parameters
A novel localization framework is presented based on ultra-wideband (UWB) channel sounding, employing a triangulation method using the geometrical properties of propagation paths, such as time delay of arrival, angle of departure, angle of arrival, and their estimated variances. In order to extract these parameters from the UWB sounding data, an extension to the high-resolution RiMAX algorithm was developed, facilitating the analysis of these frequency-dependent multipath parameters. This framework was then tested by performing indoor measurements with a vector network analyzer and virtual antenna arrays. The estimated means and variances of these geometrical parameters were utilized to generate multiple sample sets of input values for our localization framework. Next to that, we consider the existence of multiple possible target locations, which were subsequently clustered using a Kim-Parks algorithm, resulting in a more robust estimation of each target node. Measurements reveal that our newly proposed technique achieves an average accuracy of 0.26, 0.28, and 0.90 m in line-of-sight (LoS), obstructed-LoS, and non-LoS scenarios, respectively, and this with only one single beacon node. Moreover, utilizing the estimated variances of the multipath parameters proved to enhance the location estimation significantly compared to only utilizing their estimated mean values
Indoor wireless communications and applications
Chapter 3 addresses challenges in radio link and system design in indoor scenarios. Given the fact that most human activities take place in indoor environments, the need for supporting ubiquitous indoor data connectivity and location/tracking service becomes even more important than in the previous decades. Specific technical challenges addressed in this section are(i), modelling complex indoor radio channels for effective antenna deployment, (ii), potential of millimeter-wave (mm-wave) radios for supporting higher data rates, and (iii), feasible indoor localisation and tracking techniques, which are summarised in three dedicated sections of this chapter
A Statistical Analysis of Multipath Interference for Impulse Radio UWB Systems
In this paper, we develop a statistical characterization of the multipath
interference in an Impulse Radio (IR)-UWB system, considering the standardized
IEEE 802.15.4a channel model. In such systems, the chip length has to be
carefully tuned as all the propagation paths located beyond this limit can
cause interframe/intersymbol interferences (IFI/ISI). Our approach aims at
computing the probability density function (PDF) of the power of all multipath
components with delays larger than the chip time, so as to prevent such
interferences. Exact analytical expressions are derived first for the
probability that the chip length falls into a particular cluster of the
multipath propagation model and for the statistics of the number of paths
spread over several contiguous clusters. A power delay profile (PDP)
approximation is then used to evaluate the total interference power as the
problem appears to be mathematically intractable. Using the proposed
closed-form expressions, and assuming minimal prior information on the channel
state, a rapid update of the chip time value is enabled so as to control the
signal to interference plus noise ratio.Comment: 17 pages, 9 figures; submitted to the Journal of the Franklin
Institute on Sept. 24, 201
Multi-Channel Two-way Time of Flight Sensor Network Ranging
Two-way time of flight (ToF) ranging is one of the most interesting approaches for localization in wireless sensor networking since previous ToF ranging approaches using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) devices have achieved good accuracy. The COTS-based approaches were, however, evaluated only in line-of-sight conditions. In this paper, we extend ToF ranging using multiple IEEE 802.15.4 channels. Our results demonstrate that with multiple channels we can achieve good accuracy even in non line-of-sight conditions. Furthermore, our measurements suggest that the variance between different channels serves as a good estimate of the accuracy of the measurements, which can be valuable information for applications that require localization information
Statistical Characterization and Mitigation of NLOS Errors in UWB Localization Systems
In this paper some new experimental results about the statistical
characterization of the non-line-of-sight (NLOS) bias affecting time-of-arrival
(TOA) estimation in ultrawideband (UWB) wireless localization systems are
illustrated. Then, these results are exploited to assess the performance of
various maximum-likelihood (ML) based algorithms for joint TOA localization and
NLOS bias mitigation. Our numerical results evidence that the accuracy of all
the considered algorithms is appreciably influenced by the LOS/NLOS conditions
of the propagation environment
Spatial Identification Methods and Systems for RFID Tags
DisertaÄnĂ prĂĄce je zamÄĆena na metody a systĂ©my pro mÄĆenĂ vzdĂĄlenosti a lokalizaci RFID tagĆŻ pracujĂcĂch v pĂĄsmu UHF. Ăvod je vÄnovĂĄn popisu souÄasnĂ©ho stavu vÄdeckĂ©ho poznĂĄnĂ v oblasti RFID prostorovĂ© identifikace a struÄnĂ©mu shrnutĂ problematiky modelovĂĄnĂ a nĂĄvrhu prototypĆŻ tÄchto systĂ©mĆŻ. Po specifikaci cĂlĆŻ disertace pokraÄuje prĂĄce popisem teorie modelovĂĄnĂ degenerovanĂ©ho kanĂĄlu pro RFID komunikaci. DetailnÄ jsou rozebrĂĄny metody mÄĆenĂ vzdĂĄlenosti a odhadu smÄru pĆĂchodu signĂĄlu zaloĆŸenĂ© na zpracovĂĄnĂ fĂĄzovĂ© informace. Pro ĂșÄely lokalizace je navrĆŸeno nÄkolik scĂ©nĂĄĆĆŻ rozmĂstÄnĂ antĂ©n. Modely degenerovanĂ©ho kanĂĄlu jsou simulovĂĄny v systĂ©mu MATLAB. VĂœznamnĂĄ ÄĂĄst tĂ©to prĂĄce je vÄnovĂĄna konceptu softwarovÄ definovanĂ©ho rĂĄdia (SDR) a specifikĆŻm jeho adaptace na UHF RFID, kterĂĄ vyuĆŸitĂ bÄĆŸnĂœch SDR systĂ©mĆŻ znaÄnÄ omezujĂ. DiskutovĂĄna je zejmĂ©na problematika prĆŻniku nosnĂ© vysĂlaÄe do pĆijĂmacĂ cesty a poĆŸadavky na signĂĄl lokĂĄlnĂho oscilĂĄtoru pouĆŸĂvanĂœ pro smÄĆĄovĂĄnĂ. PrezentovĂĄny jsou tĆi vyvinutĂ© prototypy: experimentĂĄlnĂ dotazovaÄ EXIN-1, mÄĆicĂ systĂ©m zaloĆŸenĂœ na platformÄ Ettus USRP a antĂ©nnĂ pĆepĂnacĂ matice pro emulaci SIMO systĂ©mu. ZĂĄvÄreÄnĂĄ ÄĂĄst je zamÄĆena na testovĂĄnĂ a zhodnocenĂ popisovanĂœch lokalizaÄnĂch technik, zaloĆŸenĂœch na mÄĆenĂ komplexnĂ pĆenosovĂ© funkce RFID kanĂĄlu. Popisuje ĂșzkopĂĄsmovĂ©/ĆĄirokopĂĄsmovĂ© mÄĆenĂ vzdĂĄlenosti a metody odhadu smÄru signĂĄlu. Oba navrĆŸenĂ© scĂ©nĂĄĆe rozmĂstÄnĂ antĂ©n jsou v zĂĄvÄru ovÄĆeny lokalizaÄnĂm mÄĆenĂm v reĂĄlnĂœch podmĂnkĂĄch.The doctoral thesis is focused on methods and systems for ranging and localization of RFID tags operating in the UHF band. It begins with a description of the state of the art in the field of RFID positioning with short extension to the area of modeling and prototyping of such systems. After a brief specification of dissertation objectives, the thesis overviews the theory of degenerate channel modeling for RFID communication. Details are given about phase-based ranging and direction of arrival finding methods. Several antenna placement scenarios are proposed for localization purposes. The degenerate channel models are simulated in MATLAB. A significant part of the thesis is devoted to software defined radio (SDR) concept and its adaptation for UHF RFID operation, as it has its specialties which make the usage of standard SDR test equipment very disputable. Transmit carrier leakage into receiver path and requirements on local oscillator signals for mixing are discussed. The development of three experimental prototypes is also presented there: experimental interrogator EXIN-1, measurement system based on Ettus USRP platform, and antenna switching matrix for an emulation of SIMO system. The final part is focused on testing and evaluation of described positioning techniques based on complex backscatter channel transfer function measurement. Both narrowband/wideband ranging and direction of arrival methods are validated. Finally, both proposed antenna placement scenarios are evaluated with real-world measurements.
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