Comparison of various methods for indoor RF fingerprinting using leaky feeder cable

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Contributors

  • Mark Weber - , University of Applied Sciences Mittelhessen (Author)
  • Ulrich Birkel - , University of Applied Sciences Mittelhessen (Author)
  • Ralf Collmann - , Dresden University of Applied Sciences (HTW) (Author)
  • Julia Engelbrecht - , Chair of Transport Systems Information Technology, Dresden University of Applied Sciences (HTW) (Author)

Abstract

RF (Radio Frequency) Fingerprinting for indoor localization using wireless local area networks attracted significant attention throughout the last decade. A severe drawback of this approach however is the laborious effort to calibrate the radio map. Especially in case of environmental changes recalibration becomes necessary. The main focus of our research project WIPoS (Wireless Indoor Positioning System) is to solve this problem by appropriate rf engineering and optimized methods. This paper points out the main advantages for the application of leaky feeder cables for indoor localization. A new type of LCX (Leaky Coxial Cable), which satisfies the needs of positioning, is proposed. We also analyze the performance in a hallways scenario with only two signals by comparing various positioning algorithms and deflect some suitable methods for localization with leaky feeder (LF) cables.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2010 7th Workshop on Positioning, Navigation and Communication, WPNC'10
Pages291-298
Number of pages8
ISBN (electronic)9781424471577
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesWorkshop on Positioning, Navigation and Communication, WPNC

Conference

Title2010 7th Workshop on Positioning, Navigation and Communication, WPNC'10
Duration11 - 12 March 2010
CityDresden
CountryGermany

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-4860-6840/work/150329781

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