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An ultrasonic indoor positioning system for harsh environments

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Abstract

There is a need for robust positioning systems that can operate in noisy environments such as in hospitals. Although there have been several systems proposed in literature, most systems are aimed at conventional environments such as office buildings or shopping malls. In this paper, a robust ultrasound based positioning system aimed specifically at noisy environments is developed. The system consists of nodes equipped with RF transceivers and ultrasound transducers and estimates the location of mobile tags using time-of-arrival. It is shown that the accuracy attained is better than 35 cm at an update rate of 3 seconds in both line-of-sight and non-line-of-sight conditions.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings
Subtitle of host publicationIECON 2018 - 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
PublisherIEEE
Pages5215-5220
ISBN (Print)978-1-5090-6684-1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2018
Event44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2018 - Washington, United States
Duration: 20 Oct 201823 Oct 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings: IECON 2018 - 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society

Conference

Conference44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2018
PlaceUnited States
CityWashington
Period20/10/1823/10/18

Research Keywords

  • Acoustic
  • Localization
  • Ultrasound
  • Wireless

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