Paper Info
Title
Single- and Multiple-Access Point Indoor Localization for Millimeter-Wave Networks
Abstract
Millimeter-wave (mm-wave) location systems not only provide accurate positioning for location-based services but can also help optimize network operations, for example, through location-driven beam steering and access point association. In this paper, we design and evaluate localization schemes that exploit the characteristics of mm-wave communication systems. We propose two range-free algorithms belonging to the broad classes of triangulation and angle difference of arrival. The schemes work both with multiple anchors and with as few as a single anchor, under the only assumption that the floor plan and the positions of the mm-wave access points are known. Moreover, they are designed to be lightweight so that even computationally-constrained devices can run them. We evaluate our proposed algorithms against two benchmark approaches based on fingerprinting and angles of arrival, respectively. Our results, obtained both by means of simulations and through measurements involving commercial 60-GHz mm-wave devices, show that sub-meter accuracy is achieved in most of the cases, even in the presence of only a single access point. The availability of multiple access points substantially improves the localization accuracy, especially for large indoor spaces.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.1109/TWC.2019.2899313
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
Keywords
Field
DocType
Signal processing algorithms,Hardware,Wireless fidelity,Antenna arrays,Wireless communication,Millimeter wave communication,Distance measurement
Extremely high frequency,Wireless,Floor plan,Beam steering,Communications system,Real-time computing,Exploit,Network operations center,Triangulation (social science),Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
18
3
1536-1276
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
5
0.44
0
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Joan Palacios1225.09
Guillermo Bielsa261.49
Paolo Casari3274.84
Jörg Widmer43924328.38