Integrated active pulsed reflector for an indoor local positioning system
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Abstract
This paper presents an indoor localization system based on a frequency modulated continuous wave radar in the industrialscientificmedical band at 5.8 GHz. An integrated active pulsed reflector behaves as a backscatter by regenerating the incoming phase with phase coherent startup at a constant frequency. The base station (BS) determines the distance to this reflector with a round-trip time-of-flight measurement. The active pulsed reflector is built around a switchable and tunable oscillator. The circuit has been fully integrated in a 0.18-μm CMOS technology. Outdoor measurements revealed a positioning accuracy of 15 cm, while in a harsh multipath environment with omnidirectional antennas a positioning accuracy of 32.88 cm was measured. The localization system is capable of detecting multiple reflectors at the same time, and no synchronization between BSs is needed.
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Original language | English |
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Article number | 5392976 |
Pages (from-to) | 267-276 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | IEEE transactions on microwave theory and techniques |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2010 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
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Keywords
- Chirp radar, Distance measurement, FM continuous wave (FMCW) secondary radar approach, Frequency modulated (FM) radar, Indoor multipath propagation environment, Radar scattering, Tunable oscillators