Title :
Positioning infrastructure for industrial automation systems based on UWB wireless communication
Author :
Silva, Bruno ; Zhibo Pang ; Akerberg, Johan ; Neander, Jonas ; Hancke, Gerhard
Author_Institution :
Dept. of EECE, Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Abstract :
In various industrial automation applications, positioning enables location awareness which can be exploited in applications such as robotic precision control, amongst others. This paper discusses positioning for industrial automation applications. Examples of applications from an infrastructure perspective are presented, and the integration of high precision positioning technology into existing network infrastructure for such applications is discussed, as well as challenges involved. An impulse-radio ultra-wideband 802.15.4a based system for high accuracy/precision positioning is presented, which shows promising results, therefore motivating the use of UWB as a high accuracy and precision technology for positioning applications in future industrial automation systems.
Keywords :
Zigbee; industrial control; ultra wideband communication; UWB wireless communication; high accuracy positioning; high precision positioning; impulse-radio ultra-wideband 802.15.4a based system; industrial automation systems; location awareness; network infrastructure; positioning infrastructure; robotic precision control; Accuracy; Automation; Distance measurement; IEEE 802.15 Standards; Synchronization; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; Ultra wideband communication; localization; wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2014 - 40th Annual Conference of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.2014.7049086
