The effect of human-body shadowing on indoor UWB TOA-based ranging systems

Y. Kilic, Ameenulla J. Ali, Arjan Meijerink, Marinus Jan Bentum, W.G. Scanlon

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    Abstract

    Because of its superior time resolution, ultra-wide bandwidth (UWB) transmission can be a highly accurate technique for ranging in indoor localization systems. Nevertheless, the presence of obstructions may deteriorate the ranging performance of the system. Indoor environments are often densely populated with people. However, th e effect of the human body presence has been scarcely investigated so far within the UWB ranging context. In this work, we investigate this effect by conducting UWB measurements and analyzing the ranging performance of the system. Two measurement campaigns were performed in the 3-5.5 GHz band, in an anechoic chamber and a laboratory environment. The range estimates were obtained by employing the threshold-based first peak detection technique. Analysis results revealed that the human body significantly attenuates the direct-path signal component. On the other hand, in this study it does not introduce a significant range error since the length difference between the diffracted paths around the body and the direct-path is less than the spatial resolution of the measurement setup.
    Original languageUndefined
    Title of host publicationIEEE 9th Workshop on Positioning Navigation and Communication (WPNC)
    Place of PublicationUSA
    PublisherIEEE Antennas & Propagation Society
    Pages126-130
    Number of pages5
    ISBN (Print)978-1-4673-1439-8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 16 Mar 2012
    EventIEEE 9th Workshop on Positioning Navigation and Communication, WPNC 2012 - Dresden, Germany
    Duration: 15 Mar 201216 Mar 2012
    Conference number: 9

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    PublisherIEEE Antennas & Propagation Society

    Conference

    ConferenceIEEE 9th Workshop on Positioning Navigation and Communication, WPNC 2012
    Abbreviated titleWPNC
    Country/TerritoryGermany
    CityDresden
    Period15/03/1216/03/12

    Keywords

    • METIS-289698
    • IR-81540
    • EWI-22270
    • human-body shadowing
    • indoor localization
    • UWB ranging

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