Using Wireless Ethernet for Localization

Publication Type:

Conference Paper

Authors:

Ladd, A. M.; Kostas E. Bekris; Marceau, G.; Rudys, A.; L. E. Kavraki; Wallach, D. S.

Source:

Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE/RJS International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2002), IEEE Press, Volume 1, Lausanne, Switzerland, p.402-408 (2002)

Keywords:

kavrakilab, localization using wireless ethernet

Abstract:

IEEE 802.11b wireless Ethernet is rapidly becoming the
standard for in-building and short-range wireless
communication. Many mobile devices such as mobile robots, laptops
and PDAs already use this protocol for wireless communication. Many
wireless Ethernet cards measure the signal strength of incoming
packets. This paper investigates the feasibility of implementing a
localization system using this sensor. Using a Bayesian localization
framework, we show experiments demonstrating that off-the-shelf
wireless hardware can accurately be used for location sensing and
tracking with about one meter precision in a wireless-enabled office
building.


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