TOA UWB Positioning with Two Receivers Using Known Indoor Features

• KIETLINSKI-ZALESKI Jan

  School of Engineering, Nagoya University

• YAMAZATO Takaya

  EcoTopia Science Institute, Nagoya University

• KATAYAMA Masaaki

  EcoTopia Science Institute, Nagoya University

Abstract

Ultra-Wideband is an attractive technology for short range positioning, especially indoors. However, for normal Time of Arrival (ToA) positioning, at least three receivers with unblocked direct path to the transmitter are required. A requirement that is not always met. In this work, a novel algorithm for ToA positioning using only two receivers is presented. This is possible by exploiting the knowledge of some of the indoor features, namely positions of big flat reflective surfaces, for example ceiling and walls. The proposed algorithm was tested using data from a measurement campaign.

Journal

• IEICE Transactions on Communications

  IEICE Transactions on Communications E93-B (12), 3624-3631, 2010

  The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers

Keywords

• UWB
• positioning
• ToA
• indoor

Details

• CRID: 1390001204375077888
• NII Article ID: 10027982645
• NII Book ID: AA10826261
• DOI: 10.1587/transcom.e93.b.3624
• ISSN: 17451345
• ISSN: 09168516
• Web Site: http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transcom/E93.B/12/E93.B_12_3624/_pdf
• Text Lang: en
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