Broadband ultrasonic location systems for improved indoor positioning

被引：279
作者：
Hazas, M
Hopper, A
机构：
[1] Univ Lancaster, Dept Comp, Infolab, Lancaster LA1 4WA, England
[2] Univ Cambridge, Comp Lab, Cambridge CB3 0FD, England
来源：
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MOBILE COMPUTING | 2006年 / 5卷 / 05期
基金：
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词：
location-dependent/sensitive; pervasive and ubiquitous computing; support services for mobile computing;
D O I：
10.1109/TMC.2006.57
中图分类号：
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号：
0812 ;
摘要：
Ultrasonic location systems are a popular solution for the provision of fine-grained indoor positioning data. Applications include enhanced routing for wireless networks, computer-aided navigation, and location-sensitive device behavior. However, current ultrasonic location systems suffer from limitations due to their use of narrowband transducers. This paper investigates the use of broadband ultrasound for indoor positioning systems. Broadband ultrasonic transmitter and receiver units have been developed and characterized. The utilization of these units to construct two positioning systems with different architectures serves to highlight and affirm the concrete, practical benefits of broadband ultrasound for locating people and devices indoors.
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页码：536 / 547
页数：12
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