Title :
Mobile robotic access point for transitional optimization of wireless access point positioning
Author :
Nakata, E. ; Ebihara, T. ; Mizutani, K.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Eng. Syst., Univ. of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
A mobile robotic access point (AP) is proposed to provide better wireless network environment. This AP automatically searches and moves to the best position to provide enough radio power for all devices connected to the AP. We designed the mobile robotic AP and evaluate its performance in experiment. It was found that the proposed AP can increase radio power for all devices connected to the AP by searching the best position of the AP. The obtained result suggests that the proposed AP is suitable to provide comfortable Wi-Fi network environment in indoor environment.
Keywords :
control engineering computing; mobile robots; optimisation; position control; radio access networks; wireless LAN; Wi-Fi network environment; mobile robotic access point; transitional optimization; wireless access point positioning; IEEE 802.11 Standards; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Mobile robots; Wireless LAN; Wireless communication; access point; mobile robot; wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Consumer Electronics (GCCE), 2014 IEEE 3rd Global Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
DOI :
10.1109/GCCE.2014.7031245