A Generalized TDoA/ToA Model for ToF Positioning

Maximilian Von Tschirschnitz, Marcel Wagner, Marc Oliver Pahl, Georg Carle

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Abstract

Many applications require positioning. Time of Flight (ToF) methods calculate distances by measuring the propagation time of signals. We present a novel ToF localization method. Our new approach works infrastructure-less, without pre-defined roles like Anchors or Tags. It generalizes existing synchronization-less Time Difference of Arrival (TDoA) and Time of Arrival (ToA) algorithms. We show how known algorithms can be derived from our new method. A major advantage of our approach is that it provides a comparable or better clock error robustness, i.e. the typical errors of crystal oscillators have negligible impact for TDoA and ToA measurements. We show that our channel usage is for most cases superior compared to the state-of-the art.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation, IPIN 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728117881
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2019
Event2019 International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation, IPIN 2019 - Pisa, Italy
Duration: 30 Sep 20193 Oct 2019

Publication series

Name2019 International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation, IPIN 2019

Conference

Conference2019 International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation, IPIN 2019
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityPisa
Period30/09/193/10/19

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