RF doppler shift-based mobile sensor tracking and navigation

Abstract

Mobile wireless sensors require position updates for tracking and navigation. We present a localization technique that uses the Doppler shift in radio transmission frequency observed by stationary sensors. We consider two scenarios. In the first, the mobile node is carried by a person. In the second, the mobile node controls a robot. In both approaches the mobile node transmits an RF signal, and infrastructure nodes measure the Doppler-shifted frequency. Such measurements enable us to calculate the position and velocity of the mobile transmitter. Our experimental results demonstrate that this technique is viable and accurate for resource-constrained mobile sensor tracking and navigation.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2010
Source ID
10.1145/1806895.1806896

Entities

People

  • Akos Lédeczi
  • Branislav Kusý
  • Isaac Amundson
  • Janos Sallai
  • Péter Völgyesi
  • Xenofon Koutsoukos

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
  • Division of Computer and Network Systems
  • Vanderbilt University

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • Autonomy