Title :
On the feasibility of using wireless ethernet for indoor localization
Author :
Ladd, A.M. ; Bekris, K.E. ; Rudys, A.P. ; Wallach, D.S. ; Kavraki, L.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
fDate :
6/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
IEEE 802.11b wireless Ethernet is becoming the standard for indoor wireless communication. This paper proposes the use of measured signal strength of Ethernet packets as a sensor for a localization system. We demonstrate that off-the-shelf hardware can accurately be used for location sensing and real-time tracking by applying a Bayesian localization framework.
Keywords :
Bayes methods; control engineering computing; indoor radio; mobile computing; mobile robots; wireless LAN; Bayesian localization; IEEE 802.11b; indoor localization system; indoor wireless communication; location sensing; mobile robot; robot localization; wireless Ethernet; Bayesian methods; Ethernet networks; Hardware; Mobile communication; Mobile robots; Robot localization; Robot sensing systems; Sensor systems; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks;
Journal_Title :
Robotics and Automation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TRA.2004.824948