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Indoor Wi-Fi Localization with LOS/NLOS Determination Scheme Using Dual-Band AP

이중대역 AP를 이용한 LOS/NLOS 판별 및 실내 위치 측위 기술

  • Kim, Kangho (School of Electrical Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Lee, Suk Kyu (School of Electrical Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Jung, Jongtack (School of Electrical Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Yoo, Seungho (School of Electrical Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Kim, Hwangnam (School of Electrical Engineering, Korea University)
  • Received : 2015.05.15
  • Accepted : 2015.08.03
  • Published : 2015.08.31
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Abstract

With standardization of IEEE 802.11n, APs with the 2.4GHz and 5GHz dual-band capability have widely been deployed over a metropolitan area by individuals and internet service providers. Moreover, due to the increasing attentions on indoor-localization technique using Wi-Fi, the need for LOS and NLOS determination scheme is increasing to enhance accuracy of the localization. In this paper, we propose a novel LOS/NLOS determination technique by using different radio attenuation characteristics in different frequency bands and different mediums. Based on this technique, we designed a LOS/NLOS-aware indoor localization scheme. The proposed LOS/NLOS determination algorithm can be used when the distance between an user device and an AP is unknown, and the proposed localization scheme provides very accurate room-level position information. We validated the proposed scheme by implementing it on Android smart phones.

IEEE 802.11n의 표준화와 더불어 2.4GHz와 5GHz대역을 모두 사용하는 AP가 개인과 통신 사업자에 의하여 널리 보급되고 있다. 더불어 실내 위치 측위 등의 분야에서 위치 측정의 정확도 향상을 이유로 line-of-sight (LOS)와 non-line-of-sight (NLOS)를 분간하는 기술에 대한 요구가 증가하고 있다. 본 논문은 주파수 대역에 따른 전파 감쇠 특성의 차이를 이용하여 AP와 사용자 사이의 LOS와 NLOS여부를 식별 하고자 하였으며, 해당 기술에 기반 하여 실내 위치를 측정하는 시스템을 설계 하고자 하였다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 LOS/NLOS 판별 알고리즘은 AP로부터의 거리가 알려지지 않은 상황에서도 LOS/NLOS를 판별 할 수 있다는 강점을 갖으며, 실내 위치 측위 알고리즘은 방 단위에서의 정확한 위치 측위를 가능하게 한다는 강점을 갖는다. 제안 기술을 Android 어플리케이션으로 구현하였으며, 스마트폰을 이용한 실험 결과를 제시함으로써 타당성을 입증하였다.

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