ConGPS: A Smart Container Positioning System Using Inertial Sensor and Electronic Map with Infrequent GPS
Real-time global positioning is important for container-based logistics. However, a challenge in real-time global positioning arises from the frequency of both global positioning system (GPS) calls and GPS-denied environments during transportation. This paper proposes a novel system named ConGPS tha...
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| author | Shan Huang Zihan Song Hyung-Rim Choi Jae-Joong Kim Do-Myung Park Byung-Kwon Park |
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| description | Real-time global positioning is important for container-based logistics. However, a challenge in real-time global positioning arises from the frequency of both global positioning system (GPS) calls and GPS-denied environments during transportation. This paper proposes a novel system named ConGPS that integrates both inertial sensor and electronic map data. ConGPS estimates the speed and heading direction of a moving container based on the inertial sensor data, the container trajectory, and the speed limit information provided by an electronic map. The directional information from magnetometers, coupled with map-matching algorithms, is employed to compute container trajectories and current positions. ConGPS significantly reduces the frequency of GPS calls required to maintain an accurate current position. To evaluate the accuracy of the system, 280 min of driving data, covering a distance of 360 km, are collected. The results demonstrate that ConGPS can maintain positioning accuracy within a GPS-call interval of 15 min, even if using low-cost inertial sensors in GPS-denied environments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-563eaa9544bf4134b70cc4dcd9afbecf2023-11-24T15:05:42ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202023-11-012322919810.3390/s23229198ConGPS: A Smart Container Positioning System Using Inertial Sensor and Electronic Map with Infrequent GPSShan Huang0Zihan Song1Hyung-Rim Choi2Jae-Joong Kim3Do-Myung Park4Byung-Kwon Park5Smart Logistics Research Center, Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Republic of KoreaSmart Logistics Research Center, Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Republic of KoreaSmart Logistics Research Center, Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Republic of KoreaSmart Logistics Research Center, Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Republic of KoreaSmart Logistics Research Center, Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Republic of KoreaSmart Logistics Research Center, Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Republic of KoreaReal-time global positioning is important for container-based logistics. However, a challenge in real-time global positioning arises from the frequency of both global positioning system (GPS) calls and GPS-denied environments during transportation. This paper proposes a novel system named ConGPS that integrates both inertial sensor and electronic map data. ConGPS estimates the speed and heading direction of a moving container based on the inertial sensor data, the container trajectory, and the speed limit information provided by an electronic map. The directional information from magnetometers, coupled with map-matching algorithms, is employed to compute container trajectories and current positions. ConGPS significantly reduces the frequency of GPS calls required to maintain an accurate current position. To evaluate the accuracy of the system, 280 min of driving data, covering a distance of 360 km, are collected. The results demonstrate that ConGPS can maintain positioning accuracy within a GPS-call interval of 15 min, even if using low-cost inertial sensors in GPS-denied environments.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/22/9198GPS-denied areamulti-sensor technologyinertial navigationreal-time positioningmap-matching algorithmsmart container |
| spellingShingle | Shan Huang Zihan Song Hyung-Rim Choi Jae-Joong Kim Do-Myung Park Byung-Kwon Park ConGPS: A Smart Container Positioning System Using Inertial Sensor and Electronic Map with Infrequent GPS Sensors GPS-denied area multi-sensor technology inertial navigation real-time positioning map-matching algorithm smart container |
| title | ConGPS: A Smart Container Positioning System Using Inertial Sensor and Electronic Map with Infrequent GPS |
| title_full | ConGPS: A Smart Container Positioning System Using Inertial Sensor and Electronic Map with Infrequent GPS |
| title_fullStr | ConGPS: A Smart Container Positioning System Using Inertial Sensor and Electronic Map with Infrequent GPS |
| title_full_unstemmed | ConGPS: A Smart Container Positioning System Using Inertial Sensor and Electronic Map with Infrequent GPS |
| title_short | ConGPS: A Smart Container Positioning System Using Inertial Sensor and Electronic Map with Infrequent GPS |
| title_sort | congps a smart container positioning system using inertial sensor and electronic map with infrequent gps |
| topic | GPS-denied area multi-sensor technology inertial navigation real-time positioning map-matching algorithm smart container |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/22/9198 |
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