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Evaluation of Ultra-Wideband Technology for use in 3D Locating Systems
Published
Author(s)
Adam P. Kopp, Kamel S. Saidi, Hiam Khoury
Abstract
A high-powered (5 Watt peak power) ultra-wideband (UWB) ranging system was evaluated for use as the basis for a 3-Dimensional (3D) locating system by comparing tracking results to a ground truth system. The UWB ranging system is composed of five ranging radios. One radio is connected to a computer and the others communicate to it wirelessly. The distance between any two of the radios is determined using a time-of-flight (TOF) algorithm provided with the system from the manufacturer. Four of the radios were placed at known locations and the fifth radio was placed at an unknown location to be tracked. The distance from each of these four fixed radios to the fifth radio was continuously measured and different tracking algorithms were implemented to calculate the unknown radios 3D position in real-time. The algorithms tested utilized trilateration, multilateration, error minimization, and low-pass filtering. Position-versus-time data were obtained from each algorithm and compared to position-versus-time data obtained from a 3D ground truth locating system known to have an uncertainty of approximately 5 mm. Both moving and stationary tests were performed for each algorithm. During moving experiments, the tracked radio was moved along a predetermined path by an experimenter holding the radio while walking. During stationary experiments, the tracked radio remained at a single location while 1,000 positions were measured by the various algorithms. The tests took place in an indoor laboratory environment which was free of obstruction in order to promote optimum performance of both the UWB and ground truth tracking systems. By analyzing the data from the UWB and ground truth systems, the error of the UWB systems 3D location measurement was expressed as a function of time.
Proceedings Title
Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems (PerMIS)
Conference Dates
September 28-30, 2010
Conference Location
Baltimore, MD
Pub Type
Conferences
Keywords
Ultra-Wideband, UWB, Locating system, 3D Locationg, Localization, Multilateration, First responder
Kopp, A.
, Saidi, K.
and Khoury, H.
(2010),
Evaluation of Ultra-Wideband Technology for use in 3D Locating Systems, Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems (PerMIS), Baltimore, MD
(Accessed December 3, 2024)