On the Effective Length of Channel Impulse Responses in UWB Single Anchor Localization

Sven Ole Schmidt, Marco Cimdins, Horst Hellbruck

Abstract

Recently, single anchor localization evolves as a new research topic that exploits multipath propagation for calculation of tag positions. With a combination of movement information and particle filters, they provide a precision that is similar to multi-anchor systems. However, a systematic approach to the design and implementation of such systems is not yet available. The combination of theory and mathematical modeling for channel impulse responses is still an open research question that we address in this paper. Therefore, we propose a new representation of a channel impulse response targeted for single anchor localization systems. Based on this representation, we model the relationship between tag positions and channel impulse responses and evaluate the statistic properties of channel impulse responses in this application. In this paper, we introduce a new metric for the assessment of anchor positions, the effective length of CIRs. By the shortest effective length of a set of CIRs, we identify the best anchor position, since it indicates the position where requirements for the measurement of the channel impulse response are lowest.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 International Conference on Localization and GNSS (ICL-GNSS)
PublisherIEEE
Publication date06.2019
Article number8752644
ISBN (Print)978-1-7281-2446-9
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-7281-2445-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 06.2019
Event9th International Conference on Localization and GNSS - Nürnberg, Germany
Duration: 04.06.201906.06.2019
Conference number: 149294

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