Abstract
This paper presents a conceptual design for tracking the location of a moving object within an indoor array of wireless transceivers passively, without the need for an electronic device or tag attached to the object. The conventional problem of signal attenuation due to object blocking, or shadowing prevalent in a typical wireless communication system is exploited to track an object. This is based on the principle of signal attenuation resulting from the object blocking the line-of-sight (LOS) link in a transceiver set. In particular, Wi-Fi transceivers operating at a frequency of 2.4 GHz (IEEE 802.11g standard) have been investigated. The estimated location is approximated using the measured received signal strength (RSS) and the relative distances between the transmitters and a receiver. Experimental results within a 3 m × 5 m area show that it is possible to track a human being using the proposed configuration.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | I4CT 2015 - 2015 2nd International Conference on Computer, Communications, and Control Technology, Art Proceeding |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Pages | 152-156 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781479979523 |
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| Publication status | Published - Aug 24 2015 |
| Event | 2nd International Conference on Computer, Communications, and Control Technology, I4CT 2015 - Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia Duration: Apr 21 2015 → Apr 23 2015 |
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| Other | 2nd International Conference on Computer, Communications, and Control Technology, I4CT 2015 |
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| Country | Malaysia |
| City | Kuching, Sarawak |
| Period | 4/21/15 → 4/23/15 |
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Keywords
- indoor positioning
- object tracking
- radio frequency (RF)
- received signal strength (RSS)
- wireless communications
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Computer Science Applications
- Software
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Exploiting RF signal attenuation for passive indoor location tracking of an object. / Kho, Yau Hee; Chong, Nguan Soon; Ellis, Grant A.; Kizilirmak, Refik Caglar.
I4CT 2015 - 2015 2nd International Conference on Computer, Communications, and Control Technology, Art Proceeding. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. p. 152-156 7219556.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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