{"title":"MAC layer design for UWB LDR systems: PULSERS proposal","authors":"I. Bucaille, A. Tonnerre, L. Ouvry, B. Denis","doi":"10.1109/WPNC.2007.353646","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WPNC.2007.353646","url":null,"abstract":"This paper details the medium access control (MAC) layer designed in the PULSERS project for low data rate (LDR) systems, whose main features are low power consumption, low complexity location and relaying capabilities. The MAC developed in PULSERS is based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard, which, in spite of many virtues, is not the ideal solution for the targeted UWB applications. Thus, the MAC implemented in the project deviates from the standard in a few areas such as the support to peer-to-peer communications, the systematic usage of guaranteed time slots for data transmissions (TDMA), dedicated time slots for ranging or allocation requests, specification of a new ranging procedure, and finally, the definition of a relaying functionality in layer 2. Furthermore, as recent application studies have revealed that mesh networking is necessary for most of the targeted applications, mesh algorithms have also been specified and will be implemented in the next release of the PULSERS MAC layer. The paper first presents the applications targeted in the project. Then, it describes the MAC layer proposal, putting the emphasis on its major specificities in comparison with the IEEE 802.15.4 standard. The expected performances are also provided through OPNET simulation results. Finally, the paper focuses on the localization procedures implemented in the MAC layer, and proposes some enhancements of the current implementation with respect to localization.","PeriodicalId":382984,"journal":{"name":"2007 4th Workshop on Positioning, Navigation and Communication","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115302674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hui Wang, H. Lenz, A. Szabo, J. Bamberger, U. Hanebeck
{"title":"WLAN-Based Pedestrian Tracking Using Particle Filters and Low-Cost MEMS Sensors","authors":"Hui Wang, H. Lenz, A. Szabo, J. Bamberger, U. Hanebeck","doi":"10.1109/WPNC.2007.353604","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WPNC.2007.353604","url":null,"abstract":"Indoor positioning systems based on wireless LAN (WLAN) are being widely investigated in academia and industry. Meanwhile, the emerging low-cost MEMS sensors can also be used as another independent positioning source. In this paper, we propose a pedestrian tracking framework based on particle filters, which extends the typical WLAN-based indoor positioning systems by integrating low-cost MEMS accelerometer and map information. Our simulation and real world experiments indicate a remarkable performance improvement by using this fusion framework.","PeriodicalId":382984,"journal":{"name":"2007 4th Workshop on Positioning, Navigation and Communication","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129178679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An ultra-wideband approach towards autonomous radio control and positioning systems in manufacturing & logistics processes","authors":"H. Luediger, B. Kull, M. Guirao","doi":"10.1109/WPNC.2007.353648","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WPNC.2007.353648","url":null,"abstract":"Until UWB became a widely spread subject of research, wireless telecommunications applications were driven by the need to make highly efficient use of spectrum resources, that existed only in scarce quantities. In order to avoid \"chaos\" in the few allocated frequency bands, standards relying much on the central management of the available resource were considered the appropriate regulative. However, it turned out that there are complex technical and acceptance problems to be solved in the attempt to spectrally and temporally manage wireless applications of the most different kind. Enabled by the UWB regulatory provisions, the paper introduces an alternative approach to spectrum access which gives increased independence to applications and users.","PeriodicalId":382984,"journal":{"name":"2007 4th Workshop on Positioning, Navigation and Communication","volume":"41 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133239832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Indoor Navigation with Minimal Infrastructure","authors":"D. Merico, R. Bisiani","doi":"10.1109/WPNC.2007.353625","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WPNC.2007.353625","url":null,"abstract":"We describe an indoor navigation system based on dead reckoning localization, \"augmented photos\", and interactive methods that simplify the process of orientation. Our navigator does not require a fixed infrastructure for the recalibration of inertial data but it can improve its performance if a minimal localization infrastructure is available.","PeriodicalId":382984,"journal":{"name":"2007 4th Workshop on Positioning, Navigation and Communication","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123429008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Sequential Monte Carlo Method for Target Tracking in an Asynchronous Wireless Sensor Network","authors":"M. Vemula, J. Míguez, Antonio Artés-Rodríguez","doi":"10.1109/WPNC.2007.353612","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WPNC.2007.353612","url":null,"abstract":"Target tracking in a wireless sensor network (WSN) has become a relatively standard problem. The WSN typically consists of a collection of sensor nodes, which acquire physical data related to the target dynamics, and a fusion center (FC) where the available data are processed together to sequentially estimate the target state (its instantaneous location and velocity). Very often, tracking algorithms are designed under the assumption that the network is synchronous, i.e., that the local clocks of the sensor nodes and the FC are perfectly aligned or, at least, that their offsets are known. In this paper, we consider an asynchronous WSN, in which the local clocks of the sensors are misaligned and the corresponding offsets are unknown, and aim at designing recursive algorithms for optimal (Bayesian) tracking. In particular, we propose sequential Monte Carlo (SMC) techniques that enable the approximation of the joint posterior probability distribution of the target state and the set of local clock offsets by means of a discrete probability measure with a random support. From this approximation, estimates of the target position and velocity, as well as of the clock offsets, can be readily derived. We illustrate the validity of the proposed approach and assess the performance of the resulting algorithms by means of computer simulations.","PeriodicalId":382984,"journal":{"name":"2007 4th Workshop on Positioning, Navigation and Communication","volume":"144 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124607933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}