Title :
Real-time noncoherent UWB positioning radar with millimeter range accuracy in a 3D indoor environment
Author :
Zhang, Cemin ; Kuhn, Michael ; Fathy, Aly E. ; Mahfouz, Mohamed
Author_Institution :
EECS Dept., Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
Abstract :
In this work, we have successfully developed a stand-alone system for positioning both static and dynamic targets in an indoor environment with approximately 2 mm and 6 mm of 3-D accuracy, respectively. The results are considered a great milestone in developing such technology. 1D and 3D experiments have been carried out and validated using an optical reference system which provides better than 0.3 mm 3D accuracy. Such a high accuracy wireless localization system should have a great impact on many applications that require such high positioning precision.
Keywords :
mobility management (mobile radio); ultra wideband radar; 3D indoor environment; UWB positioning radar; millimeter range accuracy; wireless localization system; Frequency; Indoor environments; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Pulse generation; Pulse modulation; Receiving antennas; Space vector pulse width modulation; Ultra wideband antennas; Ultra wideband radar; localization; noncoherent; positioning; ranging; ultra-wide band (UWB);
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2009. MTT '09. IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2803-8
Electronic_ISBN :
0149-645X
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2009.5165971