WiFi FTM and UWB Characterization for Localization in Construction Sites
A high-precision location is becoming a necessity in the future Industry 4.0 applications that will come up in the near future. However, the construction sector remains particularly obsolete in the adoption of Industry 4.0 applications. In this work, we study the accuracy and penetration capacity of...
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| author | Carlos S. Álvarez-Merino Emil J. Khatib Hao Qiang Luo-Chen Joel Llanes Michel Sebastián Casalderrey-Díaz Jesus Alonso Raquel Barco |
| author_facet | Carlos S. Álvarez-Merino Emil J. Khatib Hao Qiang Luo-Chen Joel Llanes Michel Sebastián Casalderrey-Díaz Jesus Alonso Raquel Barco |
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| description | A high-precision location is becoming a necessity in the future Industry 4.0 applications that will come up in the near future. However, the construction sector remains particularly obsolete in the adoption of Industry 4.0 applications. In this work, we study the accuracy and penetration capacity of two technologies that are expected to deal with future high-precision location services, such as ultra-wide band (UWB) and WiFi fine time measurement (FTM). For this, a measurement campaign has been performed in a construction environment, where UWB and WiFi-FTM setups have been deployed. The performance of UWB and WiFi-FTM have been compared with a prior set of indoors measurements. UWB seems to provide better ranging estimation in LOS conditions but it seems cancelled by reinforcement concrete for propagation and WiFi is able to take advantage of holes in the structure to provide location services. Moreover, the impact of fusion of location technologies has been assessed to measure the potential improvements in the construction scenario. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fc29e4e58d7149ca9865b505ce1966ff2023-12-03T12:13:27ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202022-07-012214537310.3390/s22145373WiFi FTM and UWB Characterization for Localization in Construction SitesCarlos S. Álvarez-Merino0Emil J. Khatib1Hao Qiang Luo-Chen2Joel Llanes Michel3Sebastián Casalderrey-Díaz4Jesus Alonso5Raquel Barco6Telecommunication Research Institute (TELMA), Universidad de Málaga, E.T.S. Ingeniería de Telecomunicación, Bulevar Louis Pasteur 35, 29010 Málaga, SpainTelecommunication Research Institute (TELMA), Universidad de Málaga, E.T.S. Ingeniería de Telecomunicación, Bulevar Louis Pasteur 35, 29010 Málaga, SpainTelecommunication Research Institute (TELMA), Universidad de Málaga, E.T.S. Ingeniería de Telecomunicación, Bulevar Louis Pasteur 35, 29010 Málaga, SpainTelecommunication Research Institute (TELMA), Universidad de Málaga, E.T.S. Ingeniería de Telecomunicación, Bulevar Louis Pasteur 35, 29010 Málaga, SpainInnovation Department, Construcciones ACR S.A.U., 31195 Navarra, SpainInnovation Department, Construcciones ACR S.A.U., 31195 Navarra, SpainTelecommunication Research Institute (TELMA), Universidad de Málaga, E.T.S. Ingeniería de Telecomunicación, Bulevar Louis Pasteur 35, 29010 Málaga, SpainA high-precision location is becoming a necessity in the future Industry 4.0 applications that will come up in the near future. However, the construction sector remains particularly obsolete in the adoption of Industry 4.0 applications. In this work, we study the accuracy and penetration capacity of two technologies that are expected to deal with future high-precision location services, such as ultra-wide band (UWB) and WiFi fine time measurement (FTM). For this, a measurement campaign has been performed in a construction environment, where UWB and WiFi-FTM setups have been deployed. The performance of UWB and WiFi-FTM have been compared with a prior set of indoors measurements. UWB seems to provide better ranging estimation in LOS conditions but it seems cancelled by reinforcement concrete for propagation and WiFi is able to take advantage of holes in the structure to provide location services. Moreover, the impact of fusion of location technologies has been assessed to measure the potential improvements in the construction scenario.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/14/5373WiFi FTMUWBposition controllocation fusionindoor positioning |
| spellingShingle | Carlos S. Álvarez-Merino Emil J. Khatib Hao Qiang Luo-Chen Joel Llanes Michel Sebastián Casalderrey-Díaz Jesus Alonso Raquel Barco WiFi FTM and UWB Characterization for Localization in Construction Sites Sensors WiFi FTM UWB position control location fusion indoor positioning |
| title | WiFi FTM and UWB Characterization for Localization in Construction Sites |
| title_full | WiFi FTM and UWB Characterization for Localization in Construction Sites |
| title_fullStr | WiFi FTM and UWB Characterization for Localization in Construction Sites |
| title_full_unstemmed | WiFi FTM and UWB Characterization for Localization in Construction Sites |
| title_short | WiFi FTM and UWB Characterization for Localization in Construction Sites |
| title_sort | wifi ftm and uwb characterization for localization in construction sites |
| topic | WiFi FTM UWB position control location fusion indoor positioning |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/14/5373 |
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