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A Body-Area Localization Technique for WUSB over WBAN Communication

WUSB over WBAN 통신을 위한 신체 영역 위치 인식 기술

  • Hur, Kyeong (Department of Computer Education, Gyeongin National University of Education)
  • Received : 2015.10.19
  • Accepted : 20151131
  • Published : 2016.03.31

Abstract

In this Paper, we propose a body-area localization technique based on WUSB (Wireless USB) over WBAN (Wireless Body Area Networks) protocol required for wearable computer systems. The proposed localization algorithm is executed on the basis of WUSB over WBAN protocol at each sensor node comprising peripherals of a wearable computer system. To increase the accuracy of input information through various body motions in wearable computer systems, a new localization technique with high precision must be developed. To achieve the goal, This paper proposes a combined TDoA/FDoA/AoA (Time Of Arrival/Time Difference Of Arrival/Angle Of Arrival) localization technique with more than four WUSB over WBAN devices to estimate body-area location accurately. The combined TDoA/FDoA/AoA technique reduces 10mm in location estimation errors comparing with a combined TDoA/FDoA technique. This performance enhancement in location error reduction can be ignored at other systems but is meaningful results in body-area localization-based communications.

본 논문에서는 웨어러블 컴퓨터 시스템을 위한 WUSB over WBAN 프로토콜에서 요구되는 신체 영역 위치인식기술을 제안한다. 제안하는 위치인식기술은 웨어러블 컴퓨터의 주변 장치를 구성하는 WUSB over WBAN 프로토콜 기반 센서노드에서 실행된다. 웨어러블 컴퓨터 시스템에서 다양한 신체 모션을 통한 입력 정보의 정확성을 높이기위해서는, 높은 정밀도를 갖는 새로운 위치인식기술이 반드시 개발되어야 한다. 이러한 목적을 달성하기 위해, 본 논문은 신체에 부착된 WUSB over WBAN 디바이스들의 개수를 4개 이상으로 하는 TDoA/FDoA/AoA 복합 방식을 제안한다. 실험 결과에서는 제안하는 TDoA/FDoA/AoA의 복합 방식 알고리즘이 TDoA/FDoA 복합 알고리즘 보다 위치 추정 오차를 10mm 감소시킨다. 이 값은 다른 통신 시스템에서는 무시할 수 있는 작은 값이나, 신체 영역 내 통신에서는 위치 추정 성능을 향상시키는 결과를 나타낸다.

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