On the feasibility of using wireless ethernet for indoor localization

被引:136
作者
Ladd, AM [1 ]
Bekris, KE [1 ]
Rudys, AP [1 ]
Wallach, DS [1 ]
Kavraki, LE [1 ]
机构
[1] Rice Univ, Dept Comp Sci, Houston, TX 77005 USA
来源
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION | 2004年 / 20卷 / 03期
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Bayesian inference; sensor fusion; robot localization; wireless Ethernet;
D O I
10.1109/TRA.2004.824948
中图分类号
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
IEEE 802.11b wireless Ethernet is becoming the standard for indoor wireless communication. This paper proposes the use of measured signal strength of Ethernet packets as a sensor for a localization system. We demonstrate that off-the-shelf hardware can accurately be used for location sensing and real-time tracking by applying a Bayesian localization framework.
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页码:555 / 559
页数:5
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