Title :
Real-time UWB indoor positioning system with millimeter 3-D dynamic accuracy
Author :
Kuhn, Michael ; Zhang, Cemin ; Mahfouz, Mohamed ; Fathy, Aly E.
Author_Institution :
Mech., Aero., & Biomed. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
Abstract :
A real-time UWB positioning system has been developed which has dynamic 3D accuracy of better than 6 mm and static 3D accuracy of 3-4 mm. This accuracy is an order of magnitude higher than currently available commercial UWB tracking systems and opens up new applications for indoor wireless positioning including robot tracking, patient monitoring, and tracking during computer assisted surgeries. 3D experimental results are included for both dynamic and static real-time experiments using an optical tracking system with 3D accuracy of 0.3 mm as a gold standard for reference.
Keywords :
indoor communication; radionavigation; ultra wideband communication; computer assisted surgery; dynamic 3D accuracy; indoor wireless positioning; optical tracking system; patient monitoring; real-time UWB indoor positioning system; robot tracking; static 3D accuracy; Aerodynamics; Base stations; Detection algorithms; Hospitals; Optical filters; Patient monitoring; Phase noise; Real time systems; Robots; Signal generators;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2009. APSURSI '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Charleston, SC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3647-7
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2009.5172329