A near-optimal low complexity sensor fusion technique for accurate indoor localization based on ultrasound time of arrival measurements from low-quality sensors

Stelios A. Mitilineos; Nick D. Argyreas; Stelios C. A. Thomopoulos

doi:10.1117/12.818109

11 May 2009 A near-optimal low complexity sensor fusion technique for accurate indoor localization based on ultrasound time of arrival measurements from low-quality sensors

Stelios A. Mitilineos, Nick D. Argyreas, Stelios C. A. Thomopoulos

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Proceedings Volume 7336, Signal Processing, Sensor Fusion, and Target Recognition XVIII; 73360R (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.818109
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2009, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

A fusion-based localization technique for location-based services in indoor environments is introduced herein, based on ultrasound time-of-arrival measurements from multiple off-the-shelf range estimating sensors which are used in a market-available localization system. In-situ field measurements results indicated that the respective off-the-shelf system was unable to estimate position in most of the cases, while the underlying sensors are of low-quality and yield highly inaccurate range and position estimates. An extensive analysis is performed and a model of the sensor-performance characteristics is established. A low-complexity but accurate sensor fusion and localization technique is then developed, which consists inof evaluating multiple sensor measurements and selecting the one that is considered most-accurate based on the underlying sensor model. Optimality, in the sense of a genie selecting the optimum sensor, is subsequently evaluated and compared to the proposed technique. The experimental results indicate that the proposed fusion method exhibits near-optimal performance and, albeit being theoretically suboptimal, it largely overcomes most flaws of the underlying single-sensor system resulting in a localization system of increased accuracy, robustness and availability.

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Stelios A. Mitilineos, Nick D. Argyreas, and Stelios C. A. Thomopoulos "A near-optimal low complexity sensor fusion technique for accurate indoor localization based on ultrasound time of arrival measurements from low-quality sensors", Proc. SPIE 7336, Signal Processing, Sensor Fusion, and Target Recognition XVIII, 73360R (11 May 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.818109

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