Title :
Remote local positioning radar
Author :
Wiebking, L. ; Glänzer, M. ; Mastela, D. ; Christmann, M. ; Vossiek, M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Microsystems, Freiburg, Germany
Abstract :
Based on the FMCW radar principle a mobile measuring unit simultaneously measures the distance to all modulated active reflector units that are within the range of the base station. This work elaborates on a specific implementation of such a remote positioning system, whose transponder units (tags) are simply attached to various measured objects. The main advantages are the low costs of the mobile units, the high update rate, which is possible in this kind of system, and low power consumption. In contrast to the conventional self-positioning LPR-system it is now possible to measure many mobile tags at the same time in real-time and to build up cell structures in widely ramified buildings.
Keywords :
CW radar; FM radar; cellular radio; mobility management (mobile radio); radionavigation; transponders; FMCW radar; base station; cell structures; costs; mobile measuring unit; mobile tags; modulated active reflector units; power consumption; remote local positioning radar; transponder units; update rate; Base stations; Ethernet networks; Frequency; Hardware; Oscillators; Position measurement; Radar; System testing; Time measurement; Transponders;
Conference_Titel :
Radio and Wireless Conference, 2004 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8451-2
DOI :
10.1109/RAWCON.2004.1389105