AOA-based three-dimensional multi-target localization in industrial WSNs for LOS conditions

Ruonan Zhang, Jiawei Liu, Xiaojiang Du, Bin Li, Mohsen Guizani

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Abstract

High-precision and fast relative positioning of a large number of mobile sensor nodes (MSNs) is crucial for smart industrial wireless sensor networks (SIWSNs). However, positioning multiple targets simultaneously in three-dimensional (3D) space has been less explored. In this paper, we propose a new approach, called Angle-of-Arrival (AOA) based Three-dimensional Multi-target Localization (ATML). The approach utilizes two anchor nodes (ANs) with antenna arrays to receive the spread spectrum signals broadcast by MSNs. We design a multi-target single-input-multiple-output (MT-SIMO) signal transmission scheme and a simple iterative maximum likelihood estimator (MLE) to estimate the 2D AOAs of multiple MSNs simultaneously. We further adopt the skew line theorem of 3D geometry to mitigate the AOA estimation errors in determining locations. We have conducted extensive simulations and also developed a testbed of the proposed ATML. The numerical and field experiment results have verified that the proposed ATML can locate multiple MSNs simultaneously with high accuracy and efficiency by exploiting the spread spectrum gain and antenna array gain. The ATML scheme does not require extra hardware or synchronization among nodes, and has good capability in mitigating interference and multipath effect in complicated industrial environments.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2727
JournalSensors (Switzerland)
Volume18
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 Aug 2018

Keywords

  • Angle of arrival
  • Antenna array
  • Localization
  • Maximum likelihood estimator
  • Smart industrial
  • Wireless sensor network

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