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Improving Location Positioning using Multiple Reference Nodes in a LoRaWAN Environment

LoRaWAN 환경에서 다중 레퍼런스 노드를 이용한 위치 측위 향상 기법

  • 김종훈 (아주대학교 지식정보공학과) ;
  • 김기형 (아주대학교 사이버보안학과) ;
  • 김강석 (아주대학교 사이버보안학과)
  • Received : 2017.06.30
  • Accepted : 2017.11.25
  • Published : 2018.01.15
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Abstract

Low-power long-range networks (LoRa) has a comprehensive coverage of up to 30 km, so that long-range positioning is possible. However, the position error in the current LoRa environment is over 500 m. This makes it difficult to use practical location services in the LoRa environment. In this paper, we propose a method to improve the position accuracy by correcting an inaccurate visual error when sending a signal from a mobile node to a gateway through the reference node of each zone in the LoRa environment. Experiments were carried out using MATLAB, and a radio propagation algorithm, the Hata model, was used to cancel out the stationary noise and to evaluate the environmental noise. Experimental results showed that the error range decreased as the number of reference nodes increased and a mobile node approach the reference node.

LoRa는 최대 30km정도의 넓은 커버리지를 가지고 있어 장거리 위치 측위가 가능하다. 하지만 현재 LoRa환경에서의 위치 오차는 500m를 상회하고 있다. 이로 인하여 LoRa 환경에서 실질적인 위치 서비스를 상용화하기에는 어려움이 따른다. 본 논문에서는 LoRa 환경에서 각 구역별 레퍼런스 노드를 활용하여 모바일 노드에서 게이트웨이로 신호를 보낼 시 정확하지 않은 시각 오차를 보정하여 위치 정확도를 향상시키는 방안을 제안한다. 실험은 MATLAB으로 시뮬레이션을 하였고 Hata 모델을 사용하여 고정적인 noise는 상쇄하고 환경적인 noise 값을 고려하여 실험하였다. 실험 결과 레퍼런스 노드가 많을수록, 모바일 노드에서 레퍼런스 노드가 가까울수록 오차범위가 줄어 든 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

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Supported by : 정보통신 기술 진흥 센터

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