Accurate 3D localization scheme based on active RFID tags for indoor environment

Author(s):  
Ferdews Tlili ◽  
Noureddine Hamdi ◽  
Abdelfettah Belghith
Author(s):  
Meiyan Zhang ◽  
Wenyu Cai

Background: Effective 3D-localization in mobile underwater sensor networks is still an active research topic. Due to the sparse characteristic of underwater sensor networks, AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles) with precise positioning abilities will benefit cooperative localization. It has important significance to study accurate localization methods. Methods: In this paper, a cooperative and distributed 3D-localization algorithm for sparse underwater sensor networks is proposed. The proposed algorithm combines with the advantages of both recursive location estimation of reference nodes and the outstanding self-positioning ability of mobile AUV. Moreover, our design utilizes MMSE (Minimum Mean Squared Error) based recursive location estimation method in 2D horizontal plane projected from 3D region and then revises positions of un-localized sensor nodes through multiple measurements of Time of Arrival (ToA) with mobile AUVs. Results: Simulation results verify that the proposed cooperative 3D-localization scheme can improve performance in terms of localization coverage ratio, average localization error and localization confidence level. Conclusion: The research can improve localization accuracy and coverage ratio for whole underwater sensor networks.


Robotica ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Majid Yekkehfallah ◽  
Ming Yang ◽  
Zhiao Cai ◽  
Liang Li ◽  
Chuanxiang Wang

SUMMARY Localization based on visual natural landmarks is one of the state-of-the-art localization methods for automated vehicles that is, however, limited in fast motion and low-texture environments, which can lead to failure. This paper proposes an approach to solve these limitations with an extended Kalman filter (EKF) based on a state estimation algorithm that fuses information from a low-cost MEMS Inertial Measurement Unit and a Time-of-Flight camera. We demonstrate our results in an indoor environment. We show that the proposed approach does not require any global reflective landmark for localization and is fast, accurate, and easy to use with mobile robots.


Author(s):  
Tomoya Ishikawa ◽  
Masakatsu Kourogi ◽  
Takeshi Kurata

This paper describes an indoor pedestrian tracking system that can economically improve the tracking performance and the quality and value of services by incorporating other services synergistically. The tracking system obtains position, orientation, and action of pedestrians continuously and accurately in large indoor environments by utilizing surveillance cameras and active RFID tags for security services and 3-D environment models for navigation services. Considering service cooperation and co-creative intelligence cycles, this system can improve both the tracking performance and the quality of services without significant increase of costs by sharing the existing infrastructures and the 3-D models among services. The authors conducted an evaluation of the tracking system in a large indoor environment and confirmed that the accuracy of the system can be improved by utilizing the infrastructures and the 3-D models. Synergistic services utilizing the tracking system and service cooperation can also enhance the quality and value of services.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 283-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasios Tzitzis ◽  
Spyros Megalou ◽  
Stavroula Siachalou ◽  
Tsardoulias G. Emmanouil ◽  
Alexandros Filotheou ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 513-517 ◽  
pp. 3296-3299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Li ◽  
Dong Wang

Nowadays, the demands of Location-based Service are growing fast. It contains huge business opportunities. This paper presents an efficient indoor localization scheme using Radio-Frequency Identification technology. The major idea of our method is Dead Reckoning, a method of navigation that using the best estimates of speed and direction to calculate users' motion trace. We implemented Dead Reckoning in indoor environment by taking advantage of features of RFID. We collected RFID tag phase value to calculate the velocity of users and recalibrate users' position by using known fixed RFID reader. We designed a series of experiments to verify the feasibility of our velocity calculation method, then we simulated the whole process of our system. The results show that our system can track user's motion effectively in indoor environment. We believe this is an encouraging result, holding promise for real-world deployment.


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