Proximity sensors are increasingly used in distributed monitoring applications, e.g. for surveillance purposes. However, most of existing solutions have two different, usually contrasting requirements, i.e. either they have strong directional features, or they just cover very short distances. In order to tackle such issues, in this paper a new, almost omnidirectional proximity detection technique is described. The proposed approach is explicitly conceived for wearable wireless sensor networks (WSN) nodes and it relies on the fusion of time-of-flight (ToF) and received signal strength (RSS) values. Even though it is not accurate enough for fine-grained indoor localization, the proposed solution is robust in detecting when a given threshold is crossed by a moving object. Also, it is flexible, light from the computational point of view and easy to implement using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components.

A Robust Wireless Proximity Detection Technique based on RSS and ToF Measurements / Macii, David; Trenti, Fabrizio; Pivato, Paolo. - ELETTRONICO. - (2011), pp. 31-36. (Intervento presentato al convegno M&N 2011 tenutosi a Anacapri nel 10-11 ottobre 2011) [10.1109/IWMN.2011.6088482].

A Robust Wireless Proximity Detection Technique based on RSS and ToF Measurements

Macii, David;Trenti, Fabrizio;Pivato, Paolo
2011-01-01

Abstract

Proximity sensors are increasingly used in distributed monitoring applications, e.g. for surveillance purposes. However, most of existing solutions have two different, usually contrasting requirements, i.e. either they have strong directional features, or they just cover very short distances. In order to tackle such issues, in this paper a new, almost omnidirectional proximity detection technique is described. The proposed approach is explicitly conceived for wearable wireless sensor networks (WSN) nodes and it relies on the fusion of time-of-flight (ToF) and received signal strength (RSS) values. Even though it is not accurate enough for fine-grained indoor localization, the proposed solution is robust in detecting when a given threshold is crossed by a moving object. Also, it is flexible, light from the computational point of view and easy to implement using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components.
2011
2011 IEEE International Workshop on Measurements & Networking (M&N 2011) Proceedings
Piscataway, NJ, U.S.A.
IEEE
9781457704550
Macii, David; Trenti, Fabrizio; Pivato, Paolo
A Robust Wireless Proximity Detection Technique based on RSS and ToF Measurements / Macii, David; Trenti, Fabrizio; Pivato, Paolo. - ELETTRONICO. - (2011), pp. 31-36. (Intervento presentato al convegno M&N 2011 tenutosi a Anacapri nel 10-11 ottobre 2011) [10.1109/IWMN.2011.6088482].
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