Node Calibration in UWB-Based RTLSs Using Multiple Simultaneous Ranging

Sensors

Kamol Kaemarungsi¹  Shashi Shah¹  La-or Kovavisaruch¹  Tanee Demeechai¹ 

[1] National Electronics and Computer Technology Center, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Phahonyothin Road, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand;

关键词: antenna delay;    localization;    node calibration;    two-way ranging;    ultra-wideband;   

DOI  :  10.3390/s22030864

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Ultra-wideband (UWB) networks are gaining wide acceptance in short- to medium-range wireless sensing and positioning applications in indoor environments due to their capability of providing high-ranging accuracy. However, the performance is highly related to the accuracy of measured position and antenna delay of anchor nodes, which form a reference positioning system of fixed infrastructure nodes. Usually, the position and antenna delay of the anchor nodes are measured separately as a standard initial procedure. Such separate measurement procedures require relatively more time and manual interventions. This paper presents a system that simultaneously measures the position and antenna delay of the anchor nodes. It provides comprehensive mathematical modeling, design, and implementation of the proposed system. An experimental evaluation in a line-of-sight (LOS) environment shows the effectiveness of the anchor nodes, whose position and antenna delay values are measured by the proposed system, in localizing a mobile node.

【 授权许可】

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