Title :
Transactional Array Reconciliation Tomography for Precision Indoor Location
Author :
Amendolare, Vincent ; Cyganski, David ; Duckworth, R.J.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., Adv. Concepts & Technol., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
A novel system is described for precision indoor location and tracking of personnel inside a building using RF signals exchanged with reference units deployed outside the building without benefit of infrastructure or site survey. Localization in high multipath without multilateration by fusion of unidirectional signals using singular array reconciliation tomography is reviewed. The bidirectional signal fusion approach is introduced with transactional array reconciliation tomography. Underlying theory is developed, and performance evaluated with simulated and experimental data.
Keywords :
array signal processing; indoor radio; object tracking; tomography; RF signals; bidirectional signal fusion approach; localization; personnel tracking; precision indoor location; singular array reconciliation tomography; transactional array reconciliation tomography; unidirectional signal fusion; Accuracy; Arrays; Object tracking; Receiving antennas; Tomography;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAES.2013.110778