RSS-Based Cooperative Localization and Orientation Estimation Exploiting Antenna Directivity

In this paper, we propose a factor-graph-based cooperative positioning algorithm that uses RSS radio measurements and accounts for the directivity of the antennas. This is achieved by modeling the directivity with a parametric antenna pattern and jointly estimating position and orientation of the ag...

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Main Authors: Lukas Wielandner, Erik Leitinger, Klaus Witrisal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2021-01-01
Series:IEEE Access
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9393384/
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Summary:In this paper, we propose a factor-graph-based cooperative positioning algorithm that uses RSS radio measurements and accounts for the directivity of the antennas. This is achieved by modeling the directivity with a parametric antenna pattern and jointly estimating position and orientation of the agents. We propose two different approaches whereas the first one uses a continuous representation of the orientation state and the second one a discrete representation. We validate our proposed methods with simulations and measurements in a static sensor network with more than 900 agents in an indoor environment and show that the positioning accuracy can be improved significantly by considering the influence of orientations.
ISSN:2169-3536