Prince Mathew Joseph, Nowzari Cameron
Department Electrical and Computer Engineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA.
Sensors (Basel). 2024 Aug 21;24(16):5407. doi: 10.3390/s24165407.
Ultra Wide-Band (UWB) sensing has gained popularity in relative localization applications. Many localization solutions rely on using Time of Flight (ToF) sensing based on a beacon-tag system, which requires four or more beacons in the environment for 3D localization. A lesser researched option is using Angle of Arrival (AoA) readings obtained from UWB antenna pairs to perform relative localization. In this paper, we present a UWB platform called ReLoki that can be used for ranging and AoA-based relative localization in 3D. To enable AoA, ReLoki utilizes the geometry of antenna arrays. In this paper, we present a system design for localization estimates using a Regular Tetrahedral Array (RTA), Regular Orthogonal Array (ROA), and Uniform Square Array (USA). The use of a multi-antenna array enables fully onboard infrastructure-free relative localization between participating ReLoki modules. We also present studies demonstrating sub-50cm localization errors in indoor experiments, achieving performance close to current ToF-based systems, while offering the advantage of not relying on static infrastructure.
超宽带(UWB)传感在相对定位应用中越来越受欢迎。许多定位解决方案依赖于基于信标 - 标签系统的飞行时间(ToF)传感,该系统在环境中进行三维定位需要四个或更多信标。一个较少被研究的选项是使用从UWB天线对获得的到达角(AoA)读数来执行相对定位。在本文中,我们提出了一个名为ReLoki的UWB平台,它可用于三维中的测距和基于AoA的相对定位。为了实现AoA,ReLoki利用了天线阵列的几何结构。在本文中,我们提出了一种使用正四面体阵列(RTA)、正正交阵列(ROA)和均匀正方形阵列(USA)进行定位估计的系统设计。多天线阵列的使用使得参与的ReLoki模块之间能够完全在板载且无需基础设施的情况下进行相对定位。我们还展示了室内实验中定位误差小于50厘米的研究,实现了接近当前基于ToF系统的性能,同时具有不依赖静态基础设施的优势。