A Rapid Acquisition Algorithm of WSN-aided GPS Location in Pervasive Computing

Author

Deng, Zhongliang ; Xu, Lianming ; Ren, Weizheng ; Wang, Hui

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electron. Eng., Beijing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., Beijing

Volume

1

fYear

2008

fDate

6-8 Oct. 2008

Firstpage

485

Lastpage

490

Abstract

Traditional global positioning system (GPS) is not suitable for indoor location environments. A wireless sensor network (WSN)-aided GPS location algorithm is put forward in this paper in order to realize seamless connection between indoor and outdoor locations and shorten search and acquisition time of GPS signal. The algorithm utilizes auxiliary location information obtained from GPS reference station by the WSN to determine the range of satellites available and realize the rapid acquisition of GPS signal. Simulation results show that GPS signal acquisition time is significantly decreased compared with that based on the traditional GPS.

Keywords

Global Positioning System; signal detection; telecommunication computing; ubiquitous computing; wireless sensor networks; WSN-aided GPS Location; global positioning system; pervasive computing; rapid acquisition algorithm; signal acquisition; wireless sensor network; Broadband antennas; Global Positioning System; Hardware; Pervasive computing; Radio navigation; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite navigation systems; Spread spectrum communication; Uncertainty; Wireless sensor networks; Auxiliary Location Information; GPS Reference Station Network; Pervasive Computing; Seamless Location; Wireless Sensor Network;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pervasive Computing and Applications, 2008. ICPCA 2008. Third International Conference on

Conference_Location

Alexandria

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2020-9

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2021-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICPCA.2008.4783637

Filename

4783637