A Statistical Range Information Model with Application to UWB Localization

Abstract

Location awareness is essential for numerous civil, industrial, and military applications. The efficient design and operation of location-aware networks may benefit from models that describe the quality of the range information (RI) according to the properties of the transmitted signal and wireless environment. This paper presents a statistical model for the RI as a function of transmitting resources, nodes deployment, and wireless environment with application to ultra-wideband localization. Case studies based on IEEE 802.15.4a and IEEE 802.15.4z standards are presented to validate the proposed model for the RI.