Title :
Sounding, Channel Characterisation and Cellular Handset Positioning in a Large Indoor Environment at 2 GHz
Author :
Kassem, W.I. ; Strangeways, Hal J. ; Ghogho, Mounir
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Durham Univ., Durham
Abstract :
The problem of the localization of a mobile phone in a large indoor environment will be investigated in this paper. We will study the applicability of super resolution direction finding (SRDF) techniques to estimate the direction of arrival (DOA) of the line of sight (LOS) and then using triangulation technique to determine the exact location of the mobile handset. The SRDF methods are chosen because the positioning is to be accomplished independent of the service provider and mobile user. This prevents the use of other techniques such as Time of Arrival (TOA) or Global Positioning Satellite (GPS). Analysis of propagation measurements made in such environment will be provided to support our study.
Keywords :
cellular radio; direction-of-arrival estimation; mobile handsets; Global Positioning Satellite; cellular handset positioning; channel sounding; direction of arrival estimation; frequency 2 GHz; large indoor environment; line of sight; mobile phone; mobile user; propagation measurements; service provider; super resolution direction finding techniques; time of arrival estimation; triangulation technique; DOA; LOS; signal propagation in indoor channels; statistics; triangulation;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 2007. EuCAP 2007. The Second European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-0-86341-842-6
