System implementation study on RSSI based positioning in UWB networks

Shangbo Wang*, Andreas Waadt, Admir Burnic, Dong Xu, Christian Kocks, Guido H. Bruck, Peter Jung

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Abstract

The Ultra-Wideband Radio Technology (UWB-RT) enables accurate Location and Tracking (LT) applications. However, the required and sophisticated time of arrival (ToA) ranging procedure relies on accurate synchronizations and time measurements. Non-cooperative nodes, not supporting the ToA feature, cannot be localized with this LT approach. Other LT approaches exploit the received signal strength (RSS) or received signal strength difference (RSSD). Simulations of RSS based localization in UWB networks showed promising performance results. In this paper, the authors introduce a RSS based LT demonstrator, build up with conventional Certified Wireless USB (CWUSB) sticks, using multiband UWB-RT. Different LT algorithms are tested. In a small UWB network, measurements of the localization accuracy show a root mean square error (RMSE) of about 0.33 meters.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2010 7th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems, ISWCS'10
Pages36-40
Number of pages5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event2010 7th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems, ISWCS'10 - York, United Kingdom
Duration: 19 Sept 201022 Sept 2010

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2010 7th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems, ISWCS'10

Conference

Conference2010 7th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems, ISWCS'10
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityYork
Period19/09/1022/09/10

Keywords

  • Localization and Tracking (LT)
  • Received Signal Strength (RSS)
  • Received Signal Strength Difference (RSSD)
  • Root Mean Square Error (RMSE)

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