Ground-Based Wireless Positioning

Written by experts in the field, this book provides a comprehensive treatment on the principle, design and engineering practice of ground-based wireless positioning and tracking systems. With a focus on medium to short range systems (UWB and RFID) and a particular emphasis on indoor systems and performance, it covers some key topics in the field such as radio navigation and wireless positioning which have not been discussed in other books. Provides a comprehensive treatment on the principle, design and engineering practice of ground-based wireless positioning and tracking systems Contains a balance between solid theory and practical information for designing and measuring real systems Focuses on short to medium range systems, namely UWB and RFID with a particular emphasis on indoor systems and performance Covers a wide range of systems from GPS to short range radio Includes significant case studies drawn from authors' own work

Dr Kegen Yu received a BEng degree from Jilin University, China, a MEng degree from the Australian National University, Australia, and a PhD degree from the University of Sydney, Australia, in 1983, 1999 and 2003 respectively. From 1983 to 1997 he worked as a practicing engineer and later a lecturer at Nanchang University, China. From 2003 to 2005 he was employed as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu, Finland, researching on wireless positioning and communications theory. Since November 2005 he has served as a Research Scientist at CSIRO working on ad hoc wireless positioning systems, wireless sensor networks and reconfigurable radio. Kegen has published three book chapters, and over 40 refereed journal and conference papers.

Ian Sharp is a Senior Consultant on wireless positioning systems. He has over 30 years of engineering experience in radio systems. His initial involvement in positioning technology was in aviation and later, in the 1980s, with the Interscan microwave landing system (MLS). In the later 1980s to the early 1990s, Ian was the R&D manager for the Quiktrak covert vehicle tracking system. This system is now commercially operating worldwide. From the mid 1990s to 2007 Ian worked at the CSIROmainly on developing experimental radio systems. Hewas the inventor and architect designer of CSIRO’s precision location system (PLS) for sports applications. The PLS has been successfully trialed in Australia and the USA. Ian holds a number of patents relating to positioning technology.

Professor Y Jay Guo is the Director of the Wireless Technologies Laboratory and Theme Leader of Broadband for Australia in the CSIRO ICT Centre, Australia. Prior to this appointment in August 2005, Jay held various senior positions in the European wireless industry managing the development of advanced technologies for the third-generation (3G) mobile communications systems. Jay has over 20 years of industrial and academic experience in antennas, signal processing and wireless networks. He has published three technical books and over 100 scientific papers in top-tier research journals and at international conferences. He holds 12 patents in wireless technologies. He is a Fellow of IET, Adjunct Professor at Macquarie University, Australia, and Guest Professor at the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS).

Chapter 1
Introduction to Radio Positioning
Short and Medium Range Radiolocation Technologies
Overview of the Book
Chapter 2
Statistical Multipath Theory
Radio Propagation Characteristics at Different Distance Scales
Measurements
Excess Delays in Radio Propagation
Antenna Effects
Chapter 3
Transmitter Signal
Receiver Signal Processing
Chapter 4
Wideband Multipath Theorem
Bandlimited Correlogram Characteristics
Model of Bandlimited Correlogram
Peak Tracking Algorithm Performance
Leading Edge Projection Tracking Algorithm
Leading Edge Ratio Algorithm
Multipath Phase
Performance Summary of Tracking Algorithms
Chapter 5
Navigation Systems and Tracking Systems
System Architecture
Overview of Position Determination
Indoor Performance Issues
Chapter 6
Basic Positioning Methods
Linearization Based LS Methods
Spherical Interpolation Approach
Quasi-LS Solution
Linear-Correction LS Approach
Chapter 7
Iterative Algorithms
Filtering Based Methods
Data Smoothing
Chapter 8
Accuracy Measures
CRLB in LOS Conditions
Derivation of CRLB in NLOS Conditions
Approximate Variance of Linear LS Algorithm
Accuracy Comparison
Components of the FIM
Chapter 9
Geometric Error Analysis
Statistical Error Analysis
Calculation of GDOP
Accuracy Probabilities
Special Cases - Analytical Solutions to GDOP
GDOP Performance
Chapter 10
Residual Weighting-Based Method
Filtering-Based Method
Constrained Optimization
Scatterer-Based Method
Error Statistics
Propagation Model Based Method
Pattern Matching
Performance Analysis
Sequential Quadratic Programming Algorithm
Equation Coefficients
Chapter 11
Characteristics of Wireless Sensor Networks
Coarse Localization Methods
Global Localization Methods
Localization with Unknown Internal Delays and Clock Offsets
Chapter 12
Impact of Anchor Location Accuracy on Sensor Node Localization
LOS and NLOS Propagation Models
Anchor Position Accuracy Bound
Accuracy Improvement Based on Distance and Angle Estimates
Accuracy Improvement Based on Distance Estimates
Definition of Matrix and Vector in LOS Conditions
Definition of Matrix and Vector in NLOS Conditions
Chapter 13
Robust Quads
Multidimensional Scaling Method
Mass-Spring Model
Hybrid Approach
Graphical Model
Clustering and Stitching
Referent Coordinate System Establishment
Cramer-Rao Lower Bound
Accuracy of Location Estimates
Distance Error Based Accuracy Measure
Accuracy Evaluation
Chapter 14
Data Smoothing
Distribution Tests
Calculating Level Crossing Rate and Fade Duration
Estimating Rician Factor
Generalized Likelihood Ratio Test
Non-Parametric Method
Using Intermediate Location Estimation
Neyman-Pearson Test
Joint TOA and RSS Based Approaches
Angle-of-Arrival Based Methods
Proofs of Theorems and Corollary
Derivation of the Probability of Detection
Hyperbolic Navigation
Analytical Equations of a Hyperbola
Solution to Hyperbolic Navigation
Solution to Example Problem
Radio Propagation Measurement Techniques
Measurements with a Network Analyser
Time Domain Measurements
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

FREE SHIPPING

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

Ground-Based Wireless Positioning

Summary

Author Biography

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials