Testing and Evaluation of Wi-Fi RTT Ranging Technology for Personal Mobility Applications
The rapid growth in the technological advancements of the smartphone industry has classified contemporary smartphones as a low-cost and high quality indoor positioning tools requiring no additional infrastructure or equipment. In recent years, the fine time measurement (FTM) protocol, achieved throu...
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| description | The rapid growth in the technological advancements of the smartphone industry has classified contemporary smartphones as a low-cost and high quality indoor positioning tools requiring no additional infrastructure or equipment. In recent years, the fine time measurement (FTM) protocol, achieved through the Wi-Fi round trip time (RTT) observable, available in the most recent models, has gained the interest of many research teams worldwide, especially those concerned with indoor localization problems. However, as the Wi-Fi RTT technology is still new, there is a limited number of studies addressing its potential and limitations relative to the positioning problem. This paper presents an investigation and performance evaluation of Wi-Fi RTT capability with a focus on range quality assessment. A set of experimental tests was carried out, considering 1D and 2D space, operating different smartphone devices at various operational settings and observation conditions. Furthermore, in order to address device-dependent and other type of biases in the raw ranges, alternative correction models were developed and tested. The obtained results indicate that Wi-Fi RTT is a promising technology capable of achieving a meter-level accuracy for ranges both in line-of-sight (LOS) and non-line-of-sight (NLOS) conditions, subject to suitable corrections identification and adaptation. From 1D ranging tests, an average mean absolute error (MAE) of 0.85 m and 1.24 m is achieved, for LOS and NLOS conditions, respectively, for 80% of the validation sample data. In 2D-space ranging tests, an average root mean square error (RMSE) of 1.1m is accomplished across the different devices. Furthermore, the analysis has shown that the selection of the bandwidth and the initiator–responder pair are crucial for the correction model selection, whilst knowledge of the type of operating environment (LOS and/or NLOS) can further contribute to Wi-Fi RTT range performance enhancement. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d3c1dd3abef64ea1a92d5b084bf0eadd2023-11-17T08:40:18ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202023-03-01235282910.3390/s23052829Testing and Evaluation of Wi-Fi RTT Ranging Technology for Personal Mobility ApplicationsManos Orfanos0Harris Perakis1Vassilis Gikas2Günther Retscher3Thanassis Mpimis4Ioanna Spyropoulou5Vasileia Papathanasopoulou6School of Rural, Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, GreeceSchool of Rural, Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, GreeceSchool of Rural, Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Geodesy and Geoinformation, TU Wien—Vienna University of Technology, 1040 Vienna, AustriaSchool of Rural, Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, GreeceSchool of Rural, Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, GreeceSchool of Rural, Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, GreeceThe rapid growth in the technological advancements of the smartphone industry has classified contemporary smartphones as a low-cost and high quality indoor positioning tools requiring no additional infrastructure or equipment. In recent years, the fine time measurement (FTM) protocol, achieved through the Wi-Fi round trip time (RTT) observable, available in the most recent models, has gained the interest of many research teams worldwide, especially those concerned with indoor localization problems. However, as the Wi-Fi RTT technology is still new, there is a limited number of studies addressing its potential and limitations relative to the positioning problem. This paper presents an investigation and performance evaluation of Wi-Fi RTT capability with a focus on range quality assessment. A set of experimental tests was carried out, considering 1D and 2D space, operating different smartphone devices at various operational settings and observation conditions. Furthermore, in order to address device-dependent and other type of biases in the raw ranges, alternative correction models were developed and tested. The obtained results indicate that Wi-Fi RTT is a promising technology capable of achieving a meter-level accuracy for ranges both in line-of-sight (LOS) and non-line-of-sight (NLOS) conditions, subject to suitable corrections identification and adaptation. From 1D ranging tests, an average mean absolute error (MAE) of 0.85 m and 1.24 m is achieved, for LOS and NLOS conditions, respectively, for 80% of the validation sample data. In 2D-space ranging tests, an average root mean square error (RMSE) of 1.1m is accomplished across the different devices. Furthermore, the analysis has shown that the selection of the bandwidth and the initiator–responder pair are crucial for the correction model selection, whilst knowledge of the type of operating environment (LOS and/or NLOS) can further contribute to Wi-Fi RTT range performance enhancement.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/5/2829indoor positioningsignal-of-opportunity (SoP)wireless-fidelity (Wi-Fi)received signal strength (RSS)round trip time (RTT)fine time measurement (FTM) protocol |
| spellingShingle | Manos Orfanos Harris Perakis Vassilis Gikas Günther Retscher Thanassis Mpimis Ioanna Spyropoulou Vasileia Papathanasopoulou Testing and Evaluation of Wi-Fi RTT Ranging Technology for Personal Mobility Applications Sensors indoor positioning signal-of-opportunity (SoP) wireless-fidelity (Wi-Fi) received signal strength (RSS) round trip time (RTT) fine time measurement (FTM) protocol |
| title | Testing and Evaluation of Wi-Fi RTT Ranging Technology for Personal Mobility Applications |
| title_full | Testing and Evaluation of Wi-Fi RTT Ranging Technology for Personal Mobility Applications |
| title_fullStr | Testing and Evaluation of Wi-Fi RTT Ranging Technology for Personal Mobility Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Testing and Evaluation of Wi-Fi RTT Ranging Technology for Personal Mobility Applications |
| title_short | Testing and Evaluation of Wi-Fi RTT Ranging Technology for Personal Mobility Applications |
| title_sort | testing and evaluation of wi fi rtt ranging technology for personal mobility applications |
| topic | indoor positioning signal-of-opportunity (SoP) wireless-fidelity (Wi-Fi) received signal strength (RSS) round trip time (RTT) fine time measurement (FTM) protocol |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/5/2829 |
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