Accurate Indoor Localization with UWB Wireless Sensor Networks

被引:21
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作者
Monica, Stefania [1 ]
Ferrari, Gianluigi [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Parma, Wireless Ad Hoc & Sensor Networks Lab, Dept Informat Engn, I-43124 Parma, Italy
关键词
Wireless Sensor Newtorks (WSNs); Indoor Localization; Ultra Wide Band (UWB);
D O I
10.1109/WETICE.2014.41
中图分类号
TP301 [理论、方法];
学科分类号
081202 ;
摘要
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) consist of a collection of spatially distributed radio transceivers with attached sensors that can measure and gather information from the environment. In this paper, we focus on the application of WSNs to indoor localization and, for this purpose, we propose the use of a Ultra Wide Band (UWB) WSN. The use of UWB signals guarantees robust performance in dense multipath environments, making them an attractive choice for indoor localization. In this paper, we discuss on different localization strategies: first classic geometric approaches are considered; then the mathematical framework is re-interpreted as an optimization problem. In the latter context, we propose the use of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) in particular, which can overcome limitations of classic (geometric) approaches.
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页码:287 / 289
页数:3
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