Combination of RSS localization and ToF ranging for increasing positioning accuracy indoors

Author

Galov, Aleksandr ; Moschevikin, Alexei ; Voronov, Roman

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys. & Eng., Petrozavodsk State Univ. (PetrSU), Petrozavodsk, Russia

fYear

2011

fDate

23-25 Aug. 2011

Firstpage

299

Lastpage

304

Abstract

In most cases indoor local positioning algorithms are not effective enough. RSS-based methods are very sensitive to variations in physical environment dependent on relative positions of furniture, doors, human bodies, etc. The results of ToF-based ranging in closed areas always include additional NLOS-component. A method of combination of both RSS and ToF approaches is described. Results of conducted indoor experiments confirmed that the accuracy of position calculation significantly increased.

Keywords

wireless sensor networks; NLOS-component; RSS localization; ToF-based ranging; local positioning algorithm; position calculation accuracy; positioning accuracy indoor experiment; receive signal strength localization; time-of-flight based ranging; wireless sensor network; Accuracy; Approximation methods; Distance measurement; Educational institutions; Mobile communication; Tiles; Wireless sensor networks; IEEE 802.15.4a; Wireless sensor networks; indoor positioning systems; nanoLOC™; receive signal strength; time-of-flight;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

ITS Telecommunications (ITST), 2011 11th International Conference on

Conference_Location

St. Petersburg

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-668-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ITST.2011.6060072

Filename

6060072