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Investigation and Demonstration of Local Positioning System Using Ultrasonic Sensors for Wide Indoor Areas

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This paper proposes an indoor positioning system for detecting the location of a moving object such as a person or a goods trolley in a wide indoor area. Conventional system requires synchronization between transmission and receiving unit. As a result, they include not only an ultrasonic part but also a radio part to maintain synchronization. We have developed a system that uses only ultrasonic waves, that is, an asynchronous system. The system configuration and sequence of operation are explained and the verification system which includes H8, PIC microprocessors and a PC for positioning calculation is described. It was confirmed that the proposed method is valid and the positioning error is within 100mm.

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  1. Faculty of Information Technology, Kanagawa Institute of Technology, 1030 Shimo-ogino, Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa, Japan

    Takashi Hada, Hikaru Sunaga, Masaki Akiyama, Shigenori Ioroi & Hiroshi Tanaka

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  1. Philips Research Europe, User High Tech Campus 34 - WB - 4.053, 5656, Eindhoven, AE, The Netherlands

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  3. TU Delft, Landbergstraat 15, 2628, Delft, CE, The Netherlands

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  4. Eindhoven University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, 5600, Eindhoven, MB, The Netherlands

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  5. Smart Future Initiative, Konrad-Zuse-Str. 34, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany

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  8. E.T.S.I. Informatica, Bulevar Louis Pasteur, University of Malaga, 35, Campus de Teatinos, 29071, Malaga, Spain

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Hada, T., Sunaga, H., Akiyama, M., Ioroi, S., Tanaka, H. (2010). Investigation and Demonstration of Local Positioning System Using Ultrasonic Sensors for Wide Indoor Areas. In: de Ruyter, B., et al. Ambient Intelligence. AmI 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6439. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16917-5_31

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