A Positioning Algorithm for Wireless Sensors in Rich Multipath Environments

Author

Davis, J.G. ; Sloan, R. ; Peyton, A.J. ; Bilal, M.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Manchester, Manchester

Volume

18

Issue

9

fYear

2008

Firstpage

644

Lastpage

646

Abstract

A novel positioning algorithm is described for locating wireless sensor nodes in the extreme multi-path conditions encountered in industrial storage vessels. Here, pulse leading edge detection is combined with high-resolution spatial diversity, to facilitate both precision positioning and cumulative error estimation. The 2-D prototype described within may be readily adapted for 3-D full scale commercial applications.

Keywords

diversity reception; error analysis; multipath channels; wireless sensor networks; 2D prototypes; 3D full scale commercial applications; cumulative error estimation; edge detection; high-resolution spatial diversity; industrial storage vessels; multipath environments; positioning algorithm; precision positioning; wireless sensors; Antenna measurements; Error analysis; Image edge detection; Military computing; Pollution measurement; Position measurement; Reflection; Scattering; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Wireless sensor networks; Monocycle; positioning; wireless sensor;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1531-1309

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LMWC.2008.2002497

Filename

4624634